Fallujah Remains Iraq Focal Point
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BAGHDAD (CBS) US forces in Iraq continue to pound the rebel city of Fallujah from the air and ground, apparently in an attempt to soften up militants in advance of a major offensive.
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The Iraqi city of Fallujah has been &quot;liberated&quot; by coalition and Iraqi forces who are currently fighting to destroy remaining pockets of insurgents and terrorists in the city, according to Marine Lt.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines resumed their  artillery bombardment of targets in the Iraqi city of Falluja  on Wednesday and said rebels in the city center showed no signs  of giving up.
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US forces occupy Fallujah, but fighting continues and the city remains risky for Iraqi civilians.
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It's been two years since U.S. forces cleared out this dangerous western city, the bloodiest urban combat of the Iraq war. But Iraqi soldiers still aren't ready to stop Fallujah from becoming an insurgent stronghold again.
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U.S. commanders say they now control Fallujah except for a few pockets of resistance, mostly in the southernmost part. There, the crack of gunfire could still be heard on Monday, as American forces battled the last of the rebel fighters.
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BAGHDAD -- US troops sweeping through Fallujah yesterday found what appeared to be a command center used by followers of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and a US general expressed confidence the battle for the city has &quot;broken the back of the insurgency.&quot;
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In all likelihood, US troops and the nascent Iraqi military will storm the rebel city of Fallujah in the very near future. The so-called &quot;City of Mosques&quot; has been under sustained air assault
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U.S. warplanes continued pounding targets in Fallujah today, in an attempt to disrupt what the military said were preparations for terrorist attacks coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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WASHINGTON - The steady advance of US-led troops into the rebel stronghold of Fallujah does not mean smooth sailing ahead either in that city or, more broadly, in Iraq as a whole as the American-led coalition seeks to rout the insurgents.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US soldiers and Marines launched a large attack Thursday into the southern half of Fallujah, where insurgents still holding, opening a second phase in the offensive, US officials said.
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Although the Iraqi city of Fallujah is secure now that Marines there control the city, it is not yet safe for residents to return, the commander
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Military operations to retake the insurgent-held Iraqi city of Fallujah are progressing &quot;ahead of schedule,&quot; a top US Marine commander there said today.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq : US-led forces occupy almost the whole of Fallujah but it will still take some time before the rebel enclave is secure, a US marine spokesman said.
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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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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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