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Major U.S.-Iraqi Military Strike Scores Big Against Terrorists NewsMax.com Wires Friday, March 17, 2006 WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Iraqi forces captured more than30 suspected insurgents and found at least six major caches of weapons near the town of Samarra on Thursday, during the first day of what the U.S. military says is the largest air assault operation since the early weeks of the war. A military spokesman says more than half the troops were Iraqi, bringing the combat operations of the new Iraqi Army to a new level.

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryMay 3, 2003 Radio Address by the President to the Nation      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Thursday, I visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, now headed home after the longest carrier deployment in recent history. I delivered good news to the men and women who fought in the cause of freedom: their mission is complete and major combat operations in Iraq have ended. Our coalition is now engaged in securing and reconstructing that country. The United States and our allies have prevailed. Operation Iraqi Freedom was carried out with a combination of precision, speed...