Advancing forces meet sporadic resistance
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US and Iraqi forces, facing sporadic but stiff resistance, advanced into the heart of Fallujah yesterday on the second day of a major offensive to wrest control of the insurgent stronghold.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's intended transformation of the Army into a quick, mobile force has started to rub against the daily demands of patching enough tanks and trucks together to keep fighting the war.
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Monday's blast demonstrated the uneven vulnerability of U.S. forces, who are equipped with sophisticated weaponry and armor, and their Iraqi allies, who fight the same battles using inferior equipment.
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Blog: Even before getting to the battlefield, high-tech upgrades for ground troops must maneuver through tough political terrain.
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The American military and Iraqi soldiers continued today to try to secure the heart of this city rife with insurgents.
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The rapid US push into Fallujah has come without the sort of fateful showdown that would break the back of the insurgency. In fact, advance US and Iraqi
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in Samarra on Saturday, shaking the city with sporadic gunfire as U.S...
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US and allied forces battled Wednesday to seize control of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq, facing only limited resistance from &quot;small pockets&quot; of fighters unable
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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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US-led troops battling to take control of Falluja ran into clusters of fierce resistance today as aid agencies pressed for access to the Iraqi city to take food and water to civilians trapped inside.
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Rebels mounted fierce counterattacks against rapid advances by US troops into the southern part of Fallujah, while insurgents elsewhere in Iraq appear to
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Recent upsurge in attacks has parallels, and differences, with past insurgencies.
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Rebels mounted fierce counterattacks against rapid advances by American troops into the southern part of Falluja.
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American-led forces are said to be meeting the stiffest resistance yet from militants in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Reports say militants are now trapped in the south of the city with no way out.
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A rebel counteroffensive roiled central and northern Iraq today, as U.S. troops tried to flush the remaining insurgents from the debris-strewn cityscape of Falluja.
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US forces are meeting fierce resistance during their offensive north of the Iraqi capital, a US general says.
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SAMARRA, Iraq Oct. 2, 2004 - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first