US commander praises Iraqi fighters
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(Samarra, Iraq-AP, Oct. 2, 2004 4:30 PM) _ A top US commander in Iraq says he&#39;s confident the future of the Iraqi city of Samarra is good.
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The president endorses the recommendation of the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, for a phased withdrawal of 30,000 troops.
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DUBAI, DECEMBER 27: An audio tape purportedly from Osama bin Laden and aired by Al Jazeera television on Monday praised attacks against US troops and Iraqi officials by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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The commander of the biggest US military hospital abroad said Tuesday that American troopsâ body armor and speedy evacuations appear to be helping save lives in the
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Because of superior US firepower, training and command-and-control capabilities, a victory by American forces in Fallujah should surprise no one.
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Iraqi and US military commanders in Fallujah, Iraq, said today they are pleased with operations in the city, but more remains to be done.
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The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Thursday that a seven-month-old security operation has reduced violence by 50 percent in Baghdad but he acknowledged that civilians were still dying at too high a rate
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U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed or  captured 15,000 people over the past year in their fight  against an insurgency ravaging Iraq, the commander of U.S.  forces in the country said Wednesday.
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The Pentagon&#39;s top general says US-led forces in Fallujah now control about 70 percent of the city and have captured or killed hundreds of insurgents even as tough street battles continue.
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Congressional Republicans and Democrats alike called the Iraq election a success on Monday, praising Iraqis for having the courage to embrace democracy despite attacks by insurgents.
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US President George W Bush thanked troops stationed at southern California&#39;s Camp Pendleton on Tuesday, saying he was proud of their service and it would help Iraqis bring about democracy as they moved closer to elections on January 30.
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The US president welcomes a deal between Iraq's Shia, Sunni and Kurdish leaders aimed at forging unity.
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Gen. David Petraeus took charge of U.S. forces in Iraq on Saturday, becoming the third commander in the war and declaring the American task now was to help Iraqis "gain the time they need to save their country."
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The fight with renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is not over and the US military must retake his stronghold in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City slum, a top US commander said Thursday.
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The US general in charge of Mosul says the northern Iraqi city is back under US and Iraqi control, but admits a two-day insurgent rampage last week caused alarm and stretched security forces.
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WASHINGTON - US troops sweeping through Fallujah yesterday believe they have found a training centre for the insurgent group headed by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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A top US commander said US and Iraqi forces have killed 125 insurgents and captured 88 others in Samarra. faced a couple of hundred &quot;thugs.