Iraqi forces launch crackdown
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KIRKUK, Iraq  - Thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers launched a major security crackdown in the restive Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday, searching homes for weapons after all residents were ordered off the streets.
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Iraqi National guards arrest Iraqis during a joint raid with British forces in the town of Gurna, 40 km north of Basra, southern Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops and their Iraqi allies launched crackdowns Thursday against anti-government forces in widely separated parts of the country, sending warplanes against insurgent strongholds in two cities and restoring Iraqi state control in a third...
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US military officials in Iraq say American and Iraqi forces have launched operations against insurgents in the northern city of Mosul.
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Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final
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More than 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops began major operations in a Shi'ite militia bastion in Baghdad on Sunday, meeting little resistance as they searched homes for illegal weapons and carried out patrols.
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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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U.S. troops launched fresh raids Thursday around the northern city of Mosul to rein in guerillas who have threatened to disrupt the upcoming election. Iraqi forces sealed off main routes into Baghdad one day after a wave of car bombings rocked the capital.
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Iraqi security forces, backed by US Marines and troops, Tuesday launched a series of raids on seven mosques in Ramadi, the US military said.
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US and Iraqi forces have controlled most police stations in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after launching a massive offensive against insurgents.
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Iraqi security forces are now capable of policing the entire south of their country without British help, senior defence and Foreign Office officials said yesterday
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It was one of the most violent days in recent weeks even as Iraqi forces stepped up operations against insurgents.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops will soon launch a major sweep in the Shi'ite militia bastion of Sadr City, military officials said on Thursday, a pivotal moment for the make-or-break security crackdown in Baghdad.
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Intimidation has become the major tool for insurgents trying to thwart the Iraqi government, which is trying to mount nationwide parliamentary elections while establishing a homegrown security force.
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Insurgents in Iraq have carried out a series of attacks Tuesday north of Baghdad against the country&#39;s security forces, killing at least 23 police and national guards.
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Insurgents stormed an Iraqi police checkpoint near Baghdad airport on Saturday, killing eight policemen in a bold challenge to a U.S.-backed security crackdown in the capital aimed at halting violence.
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The US military begins a big operation to secure police stations seized by insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.