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U.S. Troops Occupy All of Fallujah
Yahoo News ^
| November 13,2004
| JIM KRANE
Posted on 11/13/2004 12:40:21 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
U.S. military officials said Saturday that American troops had now "occupied" the entire city of Fallujah and there were no more major concentrations of insurgents still fighting. Artillery and airstrikes also ended after nightfall.
Iraqi officials declared the operation to free Fallujah of militants was "accomplished" but acknowledged the two most wanted figures in the city Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Sheik Abdullah al-Janabi had escaped the fighting.
But after nearly a week of intense urban combat, U.S. officers said resistance had not been entirely subdued and that it still could take several days of fighting to clear the final pockets.
The offensive against Fallujah claimed the lives of at least 24 American troops and an estimated 1,000 insurgents, and rebel attacks elsewhere especially in the northern city of Mosul have forced the Americans to shift troops away from Fallujah
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TOPICS: Breaking News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fallujah; iraq; napalminthemorning; religionofpeace; wot
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To: AmericanMade1776
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:42:07 PM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed)
To: AmericanMade1776
Foxnews is running behind on their news on this...
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:42:28 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: AmericanMade1776
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:44:23 PM PST
by
jern
(The only poll that this site think is accurate, is the poll with W. in the lead.)
To: AmericanMade1776
WOOOOOOHOOOO!
Way to go soldiers and marines, and Iraqis! Behind you all the way.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:44:43 PM PST
by
wvobiwan
(Touchdown! Suckers walk...)
To: AmericanMade1776
Can a terrorist just stay quiet and stay indoors till our troops eventually leave?
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:45:58 PM PST
by
AM2000
To: AmericanMade1776
Thank you Lord, thank you Marines, thank you soldiers. On to Mosul!
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:46:27 PM PST
by
Aeronaut
(This is no ordinary time. And George W. Bush is no ordinary leader." --George Pataki)
To: Peach
God bless our brave soldiers.
I pray for our fallen.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:46:41 PM PST
by
processing please hold
(Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
They're too busy covering the latest Laci developments.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:47:10 PM PST
by
ambrose
To: Aeronaut
To: AmericanMade1776
God bless our troops. The next month is going to be bloody. But, now is the time to take out all the insurgents. Clean house now, so elections can take place in january or febuary. And send a message to the terrorists in Syria and Iran that they're next. Jim
To: AmericanMade1776
U.S. military officials said Saturday that American troops had now "occupied" FREED the entire city of Fallujah and there were no more major concentrations of insurgents still fighting. Artillery and airstrikes also ended after nightfall.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:48:42 PM PST
by
EGPWS
To: AmericanMade1776
A 1000 insurgents dead? I would guess at least double that. I think for some reason the military doesn't want the full insurgent death toll known.
To: AmericanMade1776; Sidebar Moderator
Can we move this to breaking news?
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:49:46 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: AmericanMade1776
A testament to the capabilities and perserverance of the American fighting man.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:51:33 PM PST
by
IStillBelieve
(G.W. Bush '04: Biggest popular-vote victory in history, and first popular-vote majority in 16 years!)
To: AmericanMade1776
US Marines enter a building to search it in the western part of Fallujah, Iraq Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Marines resting on Beds after searching homes in Fallujah, Nov. 13, 2004
To: AmericanMade1776
We took Fallujah
To: AmericanMade1776
I predicted a 1:20 kill ratio. At 1:40, it turned out to be twice that.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:53:01 PM PST
by
Bonaparte
(twisting slowly, slowly in the wind...)
To: AmericanMade1776
I raise my glass to our Nations Finest and Bravest. Thank You.
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posted on
11/13/2004 12:53:15 PM PST
by
rennatdm
To: AmericanMade1776
A few hours ago, there were articles saying that there were some pockets of resistance with a total of about 400 terrorists. So I'm assuming that those 400 terrorscum have been put into "early retirement". I certainly hope so.
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