U.S.-Led Forces Tighten Grip, Draw Complaints
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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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BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. soldiers tightened their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.
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Some experts say American policymakers are confusing tactical adjustments with a strategy.
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The problems at the US Army hospital show how strained military resources have become.
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Military statistics show that U.S. forces have made some headway at protecting the Iraqi population, but there are questions over whether the gains can be sustained.
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Top US Defense officials say President Bush&#39;s plan to reposition American military power overseas is intended to put US forces in a better position to respond to potential conflicts and the threat posed by terrorism. To do that, tens of thousands of ...
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Their deaths shook a nation that had grown used to the slowly mounting U.S. military casualties in Iraq.
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An internal debate described by senior officials is the first indication that political pressure is forcing the Bush administration to consider what happens after the current troop increase.
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U.S. forces have achieved generally encouraging, though "uneven," results in an offensive aimed at shoring up security in Iraq, but Iraqi leaders have failed to make satisfactory progress on the political reconciliation the military effort was designed to facilitate, the top U.S. military command...
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WASHINGTON -- Soldiers always gripe. But confronting the defense secretary, filing a lawsuit over extended tours and refusing to go on a mission because itâs too dangerous elevate complaining to a new level.
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Â· Fears for press as aides talk of 'creeping coup'Â· Leader deploys new team to counter rising criticism
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The U.S. Army is showing growing   signs of strain as it tries to sustain troop levels in Iraq and   Afghanistan, including stress on soldiers, lower unit   readiness, equipment shortfalls and money worries.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces have gained  control of most of Falluja and insurgents are now trapped in  the southern part of the Iraqi city, U.S. officers said on  Friday.
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US and Iraqi forces tightened their grip on Samarra Saturday, pushing ahead with one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to regain control of the rebel stronghold.
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U.S. commanders say they've learned from past mistakes and are trying to lay the foundation for stability as they clear insurgents from this battleground city. But it's a slow process at a time when Congress and the U.S. public are demanding speedy results.
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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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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra on Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one  of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.