Marines poised to attack Fallujah
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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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The US military says it responded to enemy fire on the edge of Fallujah, Iraq. A Marine spokesman says troops had been taking sporadic fire and countered with tanks and artillery.
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INSURGENTS have tried to break through the US cordon surrounding Fallujah as US soldiers and Marines launched an offensive against rebel concentrations in the south of the city.
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The assault on Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces entered its fifth day on Saturday, with US officials saying they are close to gaining complete control of the city.
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BAGHDAD -- US forces pounded parts of Fallujah from the air and ground yesterday, hitting insurgents in a city where Americans are said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
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US tanks have rolled into central Fallujah and are meeting fierce resistance from insurgents who show no sign of surrender. Ten US Marines have been killed so far in the battle for the rebel stronghold north of Baghdad.
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Thousands of US and Iraqi troops have pushed into Fallujah in a long-awaited assault to retake the city from insurgents. The troops, backed by airstrikes, tanks
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US Marines launched air and ground attacks Thursday on the insurgent bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace
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More than 10,000 US forces are poised to attack and occupy the rebel operations base of Fallujah.
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An imminent offensive to break the resistance in Fallujah, a rebel stronghold about 35 miles west of Baghdad, could be one of the most decisive battles since the fall of Baghdad 18 months ago.
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So, the long-postponed offensive in Fallujah is finally under way, though it&#39;s unclear to what end. Hundreds, probably thousands, of insurgents will be killed.
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A senior US commander says marines are making final preparations for an imminent offensive against Iraq&#39;s rebel bastion of Fallujah and are awaiting orders to strike.
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The Black Watch began moving north from Basra towards Baghdad yesterday to relieve US marines who are due to take part in an imminent American assault on the rebel-held town of Fallujah.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq A US general says American forces are gearing up for a major operation against the insurgent stronghold in Fallujah.
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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 marines prepared on Friday to storm the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab fighters.
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NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines prepared on  Friday for a "decisive" assault on the Iraqi cities of Falluja  and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab militants  behind suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages.