Americans step up attacks against Fallujah as showdown with ...
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
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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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(CBS/AP) American forces pushed deeper into the southern reaches of Fallujah, cornering militants backed into smaller pockets of the city.
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Backed by tanks and artillery fire, US troops launched a major attack Saturday against insurgent holdouts in southern Fallujah, hoping to finish off resistance in what had been the major guerrilla bastion of central Iraq.
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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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BAGHDAD, November 12 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - As the US military continued Friday, November 12, their massive sweep of Fallujah, resistance attacks were remarkably intensified across the war-torn country, in an effort to alleviate the
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AMERICAN marines were today poised for a &quot;decisive&quot; assault on the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. The troops aim to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab militants behind suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages.
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Fighting escalated in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as two US helicopters were downed and American and Iraqi troops battled house-to-house in the town center for control of the insurgent stronghold.
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American troops are facing resistance in rebel strongholds in northern Fallujah despite claiming they have trapped the insurgents in the south of the city.
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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 sharply intensified fighting here early on Tuesday morning, as troops attacked rebels loyal to Moktada al-Sadr from three
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American forces stepped up their pressure on the insurgent-controlled city of Falluja on Friday, unleashing an aerial and artillery bombardment of
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American troops have pushed through the centre of Fallujah, fighting insurgents in the streets and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major offensive to retake the city from Islamic militants.
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets Friday pummeled insurgent targets and troops blocked key roads.
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US forces launched Tuesday a series of air strikes on Fallujah and Sadr city northeast of Baghdad. Residents in Fallujah say that US aircrafts launched two rounds of attacks on the city, but the US military
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MOSUL, Iraq - US troops fought insurgents on the streets of Iraqâs third-largest city on Monday, where violence has surged during a week-long offensive to capture the city of Fallujah from rebels.
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Attacks against U.S. forces have increased following a call earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target the Americans, the top U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.