US, Iraqi forces seek to reclaim control of 3 cities
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Airstrikes are used in Tal Afar and Fallujah with more than 60 killed in &quot;no-go&quot; zones. An Iraqi soldier guards the road near radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr&#39;s office.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on Samarra Saturday, pushing ahead with one of the  largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to  regain control of the rebel stronghold.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
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American forces went on the offensive against concentrations of militants in southern Fallujah who tried to break out of a security cordon, as guerrillas launched attacks in one of Iraq&#39;s major cities in what could be a bid to
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American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S. forces.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an  offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held  areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through  Iraq's third largest city.
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Iraqi security forces patrolled the streets, and US troops went door to door searching for weapons and fighters Sunday after the military claimed success in wresting control of Samarra from Sunni insurgents in fierce fighting.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- US and Iraqi troops stormed insurgent-held police stations and neighborhoods in this northern city Tuesday, retaking a number of sites seized last week by gunmen who rose up in support of militants in Fallujah.
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US and Iraqi troops say they have recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul . The US military also said on Wednesday that Falluja appeared calmer while operations to regain
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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
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Insurgents were in charge of some areas of south and western Mosul on Saturday, holding two police stations and manning road blocks, as Iraq's third largest city appeared to slide out of U.S. and Iraqi control.
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US-led forces have swept through Iraqi hotspots in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of key elections in January, as more than 200 political groups threw their hat into the ring.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Groups of insurgents patrolled  streets in some districts of Mosul on Saturday, but U.S. and  Iraqi forces bolstered their presence to try to wrest back full  control of Iraq's third largest city.
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US forces stepped up operations Tuesday across a wide swath of the Sunni insurgent strongholds northwest of the capital, pounding targets in three urban centers from the air and supporting Iraqi troops in raids on mosques suspected of harboring insurgents
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US-led forces swept hotspots in the &quot;triangle of death&quot; today in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of January polls with more than 200 political groups preparing to take part.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US forces have seized control of up to 70 percent of this rebel stronghold, US and Iraqi officials said yesterday, as American and Iraqi troops battled insurgents along the city's main street and confronted isolated pockets of gunmen who had slipped back behind US lines.
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MOSUL, Iraq : US and Iraqi forces backed by aircraft swept into the northern Iraqi city of Mosul to secure police stations and restore order as insurgents in Fallujah fought US-led troops to the death.