Iraq rebels 'like Resistance'
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Clare Short, the former international development secretary, sparked outrage last night by comparing Arab insurgents in Iraq to the French resistance of the Second World War.
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Fighting for survival in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a group of British soldiers held firm as armed rebels pounded their base relentlessly with mortars, rockets and gun fire.
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MAHMUDIYA, Iraq : US troops battled rebels in the northern town of Tall Afar for a second day as Iraqi and US forces arrested 500 suspected militants in the heartland of the Sunni Muslim insurgency.
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If nothing else, âMeeting Resistanceâ should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.
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Driven by jihadis loyal to al-Zarqawi, the insurgency in Iraq is becoming more confident--and more deadly. But splits in the rebels' ranks are beginning to show
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The US assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah will be a tactical success but strategic failure, increasing the resistance to the occupation of Iraq, former minister Robin Cook warned.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops met dwindling  resistance in the battered Iraqi city of Falluja Thursday, but  rebels hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb  that killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.
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Intensified military raids in Iraq over the past few months have significantly battered the ranks of mid-level insurgents but have scored few gains against the 30 or so most wanted rebels, according to senior U.S. military officers here.
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Shiite Islam's top clerics reaffirmed their opposition to armed resistance to the US troop presence in Iraq as life spluttered back to normal in Najaf after weeks of devastating combat, while two missing ...
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In Iraq, US and Iraqi forces have stepped up their military operations in areas of the country under the control of Sunni rebels. Ahead of elections set for January, Iraqi and coalition forces are attempting
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An audio tape from al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi urged insurgents in Falluja to resist US-led attacks on the rebel city, saying victory was certain.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops fought to crush  resistance in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, but rebels  hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that  killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.
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Rebels, encouraged by their comrades on the airwaves, are surrendering in exchange for amnesty.
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Iraq's interim defense minister warned Shi'ite rebels besieged in Najaf's Imam Ali shrine to surrender or face an attack later on Tuesday that would "wipe them out."
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Senior intelligence officers in Iraq say rebels could rebound from their defeat if U.S. troop levels are reduced as planned.
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US-led troops battling to take control of Falluja ran into clusters of fierce resistance today as aid agencies pressed for access to the Iraqi city to take food and water to civilians trapped inside.
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Classic counter-insurgency seems to be bearing fruit in a small part of Iraq. But will it work elsewhere in the country?