Fight against insurgents moves to Mosul
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WASHINGTON - US and Iraqi troops are now racing to crush the fighters who have now moved into Iraq&#39;s third largest city of Mosul.
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Iraq rebels are patrolling parts of the northern city of Mosul following three days of violence there, residents say.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an  offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held  areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through  Iraq's third largest city.
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U.S. troops launched fresh raids Thursday around the northern city of Mosul to rein in guerillas who have threatened to disrupt the upcoming election. Iraqi forces sealed off main routes into Baghdad one day after a wave of car bombings rocked the capital.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US forces flushed out insurgent holdouts in this ravaged city yesterday, while the interim Iraqi government dispatched reinforcements to the northern city of Mosul, where police control has crumbled in the face of guerrilla attacks.
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In a two-hour long battle, American troops along with warplanes killed 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon.
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Conflict between Arabs and Kurds is intensifying in Mosul, adding another dimension to the civil war.
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Insurgents opened a new front against American-led forces today, attacking several police stations in the northern city of Mosul and pushing that city to the brink of chaos
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US and Iraqi troops were targeting groups of insurgents in Mosul to gain control of the northern Iraqi city, the military said. The assault on Mosul, Iraq&#39;s third-largest city, follows
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Insurgents were in charge of some  areas of south and western Mosul on Saturday, holding two  police stations and manning road blocks, as Iraq's third  largest city appeared to slide out of U.S. and Iraqi control.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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BAGHDAD - US soldiers are continuing to take ground in the Iraqi rebel centre of Fallujah but some soldiers have been diverted to Mosul to contain an uprising in the northern city.
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US and Iraqi forces battled their way into the heart of one of Iraq&#39;s key insurgency strongholds Friday in the first of a series of promised major offensives to regain control of areas lost to the rebels.
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American forces moved into position Friday for a decisive battle with bands of insurgents, pounding some of their last strongholds with airstrikes and repelling attempts
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American and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in several areas of Mosul yesterday, killing at least 11 attackers in a key northern city that has seen a surge in violence recently, officials said.
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US and Iraqi troops entered Mosul in force yesterday to retake streets and police stations seized by rebels in the northern city last week, while a leading Iraqi insurgent
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. forces have carried out air  strikes on Iraq's third largest city, targeting insurgents who  have attacked police stations and fought fierce street battles  this week, the U.S. military said on Friday.