U.S. and Iraqi Troops Begin Big Offensive
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U.S. and Iraqi troops began major military operations today against Al Qaeda forces near Baghdad, while in the south, U.S. troops battled Shiite militants.
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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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US and Iraqi forces begin a major operation against rebels in Iraq's northern city of Samarra, reports say.
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American forces in Iraq will be expanded by about 12,000 troops to provide better security as the Jan. 30 elections approach, military officials said today.
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The aim is to accelerate deployment of Iraqi forces against the insurgents.
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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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U.S., British and Iraqi troops began a new offensive sweep across a region south of Baghdad known as the triangle of death.
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Thousands of US and Iraqi troops have begun a long-awaited ground offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from terrorists and insurgents.
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US and Iraqi troops have launched a major offensive in the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, retaking key government and police buildings.
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U.S. forces said they are beginning the second phase of the operation, turning the city over to Iraqi police and military forces.
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More than 3,000 US and Iraqi soldiers started a major operation yesterday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to take control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to
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The move marked the start of the main assault on Falluja, expected to be the most significant battle since the fall of Baghdad.
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More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control
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The U.S. military deployed 10,000 soldiers backed by attack helicopters in an offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday, in one of the biggest operations since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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American forces have stormed key areas of Fallujah early in the day, in what appears to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the city.
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About 850 British troops in Iraq are moving north toward Baghdad from the city of Basra. The arrival of the British troops appears to further indicate an impending major ground assault west of Baghdad.
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The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday involving 10,000 soldiers, in one of the single biggest operations against the Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq.