US wrests control of Samarra
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US and Iraqi forces captured the Iraqi city of Samarra on Sunday after fierce fighting with Sunni militants. The forces later described the operation as a successful first step in a major push to wrest key
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  Friday and said more than 100 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces tightened their  grip on a rebel-held city on Sunday in the first step of a  campaign to take back all of Iraq but ignited complaints about  the cost in lives and suffering.
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At least 80 people were reported dead today after US and Iraqi forces launched a major assault to regain control of the rebel stronghold of Samarra.
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LATIFIYAH, Iraq - US-led forces on Friday seized control of the lawless town of Latifiyah south of Baghdad, in the latest effort to restore order in war-torn Iraq ahead of January polls.
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SAMARRA, OCTOBER 3: US and Iraqi forces on Sunday declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take back all of Iraqâs rebel-held areas before elections due in January.
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SAMARRA, IRAQ - At least 80 people were killed and 100 injured when US and Iraqi forces pounded the city of Samarra Friday in a major assault on the insurgent stronghold.
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US forces have launched a major offensive to reclaim the rebel stronghold of Samarra in the Sunni Muslim triangle ahead of nationwide parliamentary elections scheduled for January.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops took control of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the U.S. military said.
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BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi forces took control of the central Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday but engaged in sporadic clashes with insurgents who had dispersed into the narrowest of its closely packed streets to continue fighting in small bands.
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American and Iraqi forces battled their way into the center of this insurgent-ridden city on Friday, claiming that they had taken control of more than
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U.S. and Iraqi troops took control  of government and police buildings in the rebel Iraqi  stronghold of Samarra early on Friday, the U.S. military said.
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SAMARRA, Iraq -- US and Iraqi forces on Sunday were mopping up in Samarra, searching for holdouts after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Sunday  declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take  back all of Iraq's rebel-held areas before elections due in  January.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after reclaiming control of the city from Sunni militants in fierce fighting that won praise for Iraqi troops...
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SAMARRA, Iraq - US and Iraqi forces in Samarra on Sunday finished retaking the last insurgent-controlled neighborhood, completing a relentless three-day push through this ancient city in a first step toward wresting control of important central Iraqi
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  Friday and said nearly 100 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.