Fallujah Forces Face `Pockets of Resistance&#39; as Fighting Eases
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US and Iraqi forces face ``pockets of resistance&#39;&#39; across the city of Fallujah as they search buildings for rebels who oppose the interim administration and the presence of foreign troops, the US military said.
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Insurgents have chosen mobility to counter far superior US artillery and missiles in battle of Fallujah. By Ibrahim Mohamad - FALLUJAH, Iraq.
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The much-anticipated US-led offensive to seize the Iraqi city of Falluja from anti-American Iraqi fighters has begun. Meeting resistance that, while stiff at times, was much less than had been
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. US-led forces met heavy resistance in Falluja as they battled toward the heart of Iraq&#39;s most resistant city on Tuesday, officers said.
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US forces backed by Iraqi troops surged into the heart of Fallujah on Tuesday, taking a grip on Iraq&#39;s most rebellious city after a day of intense street-to-street combat.
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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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American commanders are expressing confidence that the Fallujah offensive will restore order in that hotbed of Sunni resistance, but they caution that much fighting remains.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US forces have seized control of up to 70 percent of this rebel stronghold, US and Iraqi officials said yesterday, as American and Iraqi troops battled insurgents along the city's main street and confronted isolated pockets of gunmen who had slipped back behind US lines.
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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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Tens of thousands of civilians are confined to their houses in Fallujah and may be in need of humanitarian aid as US and Iraqi forces battle insurgents for control of the city, according to Iraq&#39;s Islamic Party.
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Defeating the insurgents in Fallujah is critical in the battle for a free Iraq because &#39;&#39;one part of the country cannot remain under the rule
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - The US and Iraqi forces who entered this militant stronghold on Monday were prepared for days of fierce street fighting with insurgents who have been building defenses for months.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - Advances in Fallujah slowed considerably yesterday after American-led troops took control of about half of the city.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - With the battle for Fallujah nearing an end, there are signs of an impending humanitarian crisis among the unknown number of civilians trapped in the city.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - US forces pushed deeper into the southern reaches of Fallujah, cornering militants backed into smaller pockets of the city.
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US forces in Fallujah offer food and first aid as they face scattered pockets of guerrilla resistance.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - Fighting eased in Falluja on  Tuesday after U.S. forces reached its center and consolidated  positions there, less than a day after starting an offensive to  tame Iraq's most rebellious city.