U.S. strikes insurgents targeting helicopters
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A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in volatile western Anbar province in recent fighting.
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The US military in Iraq says American warplanes carried out air strikes in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah overnight, destroying safe houses and weapons storage facilities used by militants linked to wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Rebel fighters attacked U.S. troops and fired rockets at American helicopters in a skirmish in southern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday.
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U.S. aircraft launched a new airstrike in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.
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A U.S. helicopter was shot down by insurgents near Baghdad on Monday but its two pilots escaped with only minor wounds, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
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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.
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U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing 18 people, the U.S. military said on Friday.
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A U.S. Marine helicopter that crashed in Iraq last week killing all seven aboard was caused by enemy fire, The U.S. military said on Wednesday, making it at least the fifth such aircraft to be shot down in three weeks.
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Insurgents launched strikes Saturday at US and Iraqi outposts across Iraq, killing at least 18 Iraqi police officers and national guardsmen in car bombings and wounding
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BAGHDAD -- Three helicopters have been lost in Iraq in the past 10 days, including one over the weekend. While insurgents and militias have plenty of weapons capable of shooting down helicopters, the United States has developed tactics to minimize the risk, and many experts doubt the threat to the military's workhorse has significantly increased.
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The U.S. military is adjusting its tactics in Iraq after four helicopters were shot down over the past two weeks, U.S. military spokesman Major General William Caldwell said on Sunday.
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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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Al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgents claimed responsibility Wednesday for the downing of a U.S. military helicopter northwest of Baghdad.
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Insurgents launched several strikes on Saturday, with the deadliest attack occurring outside a Marine base in western Iraq.
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Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter south of Baghdad, and the two pilots were rescued with minor injuries, the military said Tuesday. The OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter was brougt down by ground fire on Monday. After an Apache helicopter rescued the two pilots, a U.S. warplane dropped two 500-pound, laser-guided bombs on the downed craft to destroy it, the military said in a statement.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. jet fired missiles Friday in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, the fourth day of attacks targeting the city where U.S...