U.S. troops mix sweep, sweetness in Iraq
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First, American soldiers scoured the home for weapons as four veiled Iraqi women cowered on a dusty rug. Then a platoon sergeant politely wiped his muddy boots, came in and talked to the family about the violence suffocating their city.
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American commanders described the operation as a taste of large-scale sweeps intended to take back some measure of control from militias.
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A convoy of troop trucks and Humvee patrol vehicles speed for safety across an arid stretch of Iraq under a hot sun, wind whipping past their windows.
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Iraqi soldiers and the US army have begun operations against the insurgents in some parts of Mosul, a northern city of Iraq. Angela Bowman, a US military officer, said that the Iraqi and US forces began operating
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CAMP LEJEUNE, NC -- Camp Lejeune Marines patrolling south of Baghdad, Iraq, are getting help from British troops. The 24th Marine Exepeditionary Unit of some 2,200 troops says it is being reinforced by some
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British troops have achieved many tangible successes in Iraq &#151; securing oil platforms, rounding up rogue police units and driving smugglers carrying weapons and contraband from waterways and border crossings.
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It was a far cry from the Fourth of July parties a world away, but five U.S. Marines in one of Iraq&#039;s most dangerous cities celebrated with what they had: a hookah, relaxing exhales of strawberry-scented smoke and thoughts of home.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched  operations in Mosul Tuesday to rid Iraq's third largest city of  groups of insurgents who have rampaged through several  neighborhoods for the past six days.
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Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops and  police commandos swept through a cluster of lawless towns  southwest of Baghdad on Tuesday, in a new offensive against  Sunni Muslim insurgents.
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U.S. soldiers were passing out sweets to the youngsters when the bomb exploded in Baghdad.
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The questions from the troops for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were considerably more friendly on his Christmas Eve visit to Iraq than they were on his previous trip to the region a couple of weeks ago.
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Amid the holiday fun of turkey and football, take a little time today to send a thank you to the troops on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's not that difficult.
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U.S. troops raided a car bomb factory west of Baghdad with five buildings full of propane tanks and ordinary chemicals the military believes were to be used in bombs, a spokesman said Thursday, a day after insurgents blew up a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters.
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After a long day searching homes in suffocating Iraqi heat, Lance Cpl. Mike Wilson saw a most surprising source of relief &#151; a sprawling Wal-Mart had appeared in the distance.
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For U.S. soldiers in Iraq celebrating Thanksgiving away from their families, the day's events showed some traditions can be transplanted, even to the palm groves and farm fields near Baqubah.
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After troops began fortifying and patrolling Dora, one of IraqÂs bloodiest neighborhoods, the odor of death has eased.
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The Bush administration keeps telling us the war in Iraq is going well and that our all-volunteer army is doing a great job. But some troops are telling a different story.