Long convoys of American soldiers rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts of Fallujah as U.S. warplanes intensified attacks in preparation for a wider assault on the city, a symbol of Iraqi resistance.
More than 10,000 American soldiers and (...)
U.S. forces stormed into the
western outskirts of Fallujah early Monday, seizing the
main city hospital and securing two key bridges over the
Euphrates river in what appeared to be the first stage of
the long-expected assault on the insurgent (...)
U.S. Marines said American
forces had taken control Wednesday of 70 percent of
Fallujah in the third day of a major offensive to retake
the insurgent stronghold.
Maj. Francis Piccoli, of the 1st Marine Expeditionary
Force, said enemy fighters (...)
