Troops ready for Mosul after Fallujah
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US-backed Iraqi commandos were poised Friday to storm rebel strongholds in the northern city of Mosul, as US military commanders said they had &quot;broken the back&quot; of the insurgency with their assault on the former rebel bastion of Fallujah.
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Most of Iraq is now under a state of emergency as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on the city of Fallujah.
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American troops and Iraqi security forces launched a major operation to regain control of Mosul yesterday, after a week of lawlessness which saw large parts of Iraq&#39;s third city fall under the control of militants determined to open a new front in the
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US forces flushed out insurgent holdouts in this ravaged city yesterday, while the interim Iraqi government dispatched reinforcements to the northern city of Mosul, where police control has crumbled in the face of guerrilla attacks.
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Iraq's prime minister said today his country's troops are on their way to the northern city of Mosul for a "decisive" confrontation with militants there.
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US Marines of the 1st Division leave for a mission outside Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004. US forces are preparing for a major offensive in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, and other Sunni militant strongholds
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US-led troops are continuing house-to-house searches in Al-Fallujah as unrest spreads to other parts of the Sunni Muslim region, including Iraq&#39;s third-largest city, Mosul.
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As Iraqi leaders Sunday trumpeted a swift victory in Fallujah, insurgents pressed their claim on the northern city of Mosul, which is fast becoming Iraq&#39;s newest front.
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US forces stepped up security measures at bases across Iraq on Thursday after concluding that a suicide bomber, probably in Iraqi military uniform, was behind Tuesday&#39;s blast at a military base in Mosul.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - A top police officer and two guards were killed in Mosul as US troops battled to restore order in Iraq &#39;s third city, where gunmen roamed the streets in response to a US-led assault on Fallujah.
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American forces in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul say they are restoring calm in the city, despite fresh violence.
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American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam
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The Iraqi government sends national guard reinforcements to Mosul after an upsurge in violence.
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Instead of sending Marines into Fallujah, where anti-American forces have been expanding their presence, U.S. commanders said they want to wait until Iraq's new army is trained enough to assume a leading role in retaking the city.
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A US Marine of the 1st Division gestures during a patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. American forces are preparing for a major assault on Fallujah in an effort to restore control to a swathe
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US armored vehicles were seenmoving toward Fallujah late Sunday, as Iraq&#39;s interim governmentdeclared a state of emergency for two months.
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Dec. 22, 2004 - US troops backed by armored vehicles swept through virtually empty streets of Mosul amid an undeclared curfew in Iraq&#39;s third largest city Wednesday, a day after an insurgent