US forces fight insurgents
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US ground forces fought insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah early this morning, and US warplanes pounded the insurgent-held city, as a full military assault appeared increasingly imminent.
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Rebels mounted fierce counterattacks against rapid advances by US troops into the southern part of Fallujah, while insurgents elsewhere in Iraq appear to
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Insurgents and American forces clashed briefly Thursday near the Iraqi city. A large US assault is expected.
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American forces have been confounded by insurgents who have slipped away only to fight another day.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq-- US and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in northern Iraq on Saturday after launching an operation to destroy an alleged militant cell in the town of Tal Afar, the US military said.
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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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US jets bombed Falluja Sunday and troops fought rebels accused of shielding foreign fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, America&#39;s top foe in Iraq.
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US warplanes pounded Falluja early today as ground forces battled insurgents on the outskirts of the rebel-held city that American and Iraqi forces were poised to storm.
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The US military in Afghanistan says US-led coalition forces have killed at least 22 insurgents, including several Arabs, during a clash in southern Zabul province.
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Fierce fire fights have erupted in the south of Fallujah as trapped enemy fighters make a last stand against US and Iraqi forces. In areas of Fallujah now under US and Iraqi Army control, US forces are taking
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US-led and Afghan troops battled suspected Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan yesterday in ground clashes and air strikes that left more than 100 militants dead, the coalition said.
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US forces have launched air strikes on Fallujah after eight US Marines were killed in weekend clashes with Iraqi rebels in Al-Anbar province, despite claims the insurgency was being defeated.
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US troops pushed into the centre of Falluja yesterday, fighting their way from house to house and shooting through bands of militants in their drive to recapture the city that has been the centre of insurgency since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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US Marines appeared yesterday to be moving closer to a decisive battle in the Sunni Triangle area west of Baghdad, where insurgents are using violence and intimidation
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American forces battled south through Fallujah&#39;s narrow lanes and alleys today to take control of 70 percent of the insurgent stronghold, and rebel fighters were bottled
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US and Iraqi forces fought deadly battles with insurgents across central and northern Iraq on Monday â-he latest in a wave of clashes that has swept the country&#39;s Sunni Muslim
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US and allied forces battled Wednesday to seize control of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq, facing only limited resistance from &quot;small pockets&quot; of fighters unable