US Pursues Samarra Offensive; 5 Dead, 20 Wounded
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US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their offensive against insurgents in the town of Samarra overnight, killing five people and wounding 20 in the fighting, a doctor at a local hospital said Saturday.
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Baghdad, Oct. 1 (NNN): At least 100 people, including 80 insurgents were killed and hundreds others injured as the US military launched a major offensive to re-take the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, about 100 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad.
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Samarra, Iraq - The number of people killed continues to climb in the Iraqi town of Samarra. Iraqi police and health officials now say 21 people are dead and 22 others wounded after insurgents set off at least
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American forces began an offensive to seize back control of the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, claiming to have killed almost 100 insurgents in several hours of bombing raids and street fighting.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra on Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one  of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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American forces with their Iraqi allies penetrated the northern city of Samarrah for the first time in a month yesterday in an attempt to recapture territory that has slipped out of coalition control in recent weeks.
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The deadliest attacks on Saturday occurred in Samarra, a city 95 kilometres north of Baghdad that US and Iraqi commanders have touted as model for pacifying restive Sunni Muslim areas of the country.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 80 people were killed.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where the American military said 125 rebels were killed and 88 captured in two days of fierce fighting...
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U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra Friday and said more than 100 guerrillas were killed in air strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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US forces prepare to move on rebel city; elsewhere over the weekend, insurgents killed scores of Iraqi troops.
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US and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 80 people were killed and 100 wounded...
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MORE than 80 militants were killed today as United States and Iraqi forces pushed into Samarra to wrest control of the northern town back from insurgents.
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SAMARRA, Iraq -- US and Iraqi forces on Sunday were mopping up in Samarra, searching for holdouts after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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SAMARRA, Iraq Oct. 2, 2004 - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first
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U.S. forces in Iraq on Friday launched a  big offensive in the rebel stronghold of Samarra and said they  had secured key government and police buildings.