Fallujah Sealed as US Prepares for All Out Assault
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US forces sealed all roads leading to the besieged militant stronghold of Fallujah today and pounded the city with air strikes in advance of an all out assault.
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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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US warplanes and artillery continued to blast rebel targets in Fallujah Saturday, as thousands of US and Iraqi troops prepared for a major assault on the rebel-held Iraqi city.
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Marines just outside the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah were making final preparations Friday for a large-scale offensive that US commanders
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US forces are closing in on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, launching new air strikes on the rebel stronghold, while Iraq&#39;s prime minister warns that a long-threatened battle to regain control of the city could be imminent.
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US forces and Iraqi units last night were preparing to storm rebel strongholds in the northern city of Mosul as fighting wound down in Fallujah.
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The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency for 60 days as U.S. and Iraqi forces prepared for an expected assault on rebels in Fallujah.
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US ground forces fought insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah early this morning, and US warplanes pounded the insurgent-held city, as a full military assault appeared increasingly imminent.
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American forces unleashed a strike yesterday against a suspected hide-out used by associates of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah and troops battled insurgents on a main thoroughfare in the Iraqi capital, authorities said.
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US troops battling to retake Fallujah declared their mission accomplished yesterday, occupying the entire city after more than 1,000 rebels were killed and with no major resistance left there.
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Fallujah (AsiaNews/Afp) - US and Iraqi forces rolled into the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, taking a hospital and two bridges without a fight as US warplanes struck suspected rebel targets around the city in overnight raids.
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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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US troops and combat aircraft unleashed artillery and precision strikes yesterday on terrorist hide-outs in Fallujah, shaping the battle space for what is designed as a final ground assault
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US Marines of the 1st Division train in a former Iraqi army barrack outside Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004. American forces are preparing for a major assault on Fallujah in an effort to restore control
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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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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 pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.