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<p>RAWA, Iraq — Deep in the desolate, bone-dry wasteland of western Iraq, strong evidence has emerged that organized groups of foreign Islamic fighters are involved in the widespread armed resistance to American forces.</p> <p>More than 70 Iraqi and Arab fighters were killed on Thursday in a crushing assault by U.S. forces on their camp next to a creek near Rawa, a town on the Euphrates River about 50 miles from Syria.</p>

US forces raid flashpoint town Falluja has seen many clashes between US troops and Iraqis US forces in Iraq have mounted a big operation to try to rein in the activities of militiamen still loyal to the ousted Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein. About 1,300 soldiers from the US army's 3rd Infantry Division backed by tanks and helicopters raided the town of Falluja, west of Baghdad. The troops were acting on intelligence that Iraqi militia fighters are based in the town and that weapons are being stockpiled there for use against US forces. But three hours later they withdrew having made...

FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - Hundreds of U.S. Army troops wearing night vision equipment raided the conservative town of Fallujah west of Baghdad early Sunday, hunting for suspected militia leaders and searching for illegal weapons in a major operation. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade targeted locations where intelligence reports indicated militia operations were underway or weapons stockpiled for use against U.S. forces. The operation was called "Spartan Scorpion." The thrust against the city 37 miles from the capital Baghdad lasted only three hours - shorter than expected - and met no resistance. One of three task forces involved...

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- U.S. Army units moved in force early Sunday to seal off the conservative town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, intending to raid the homes of suspected militia leaders and search for illegal weapons. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade targeted locations where intelligence reports indicated militia operations were underway or weapons stockpiled for use against U.S. forces. The operation was called "Spartan Scorpion." The initial thrust against the city 37 miles from the capital met no resistance, but Iraqis sounded sirens and flashed their porch lights in apparent warning to each other that American troops...

<p>FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) U.S. Army units moved in force early Sunday to seal off the conservative town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, intending to raid the homes of suspected militia leaders and search for illegal weapons.</p> <p>Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade targeted locations where intelligence reports indicated militia operations were underway or weapons stockpiled for use against U.S. forces. The operation was called "Spartan Scorpion."</p>

FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. Army units moved in force early Sunday to seal off the conservative town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, intending to raid the homes of suspected militia leaders and search for illegal weapons. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade targeted locations where intelligence reports indicated militia operations were underway or weapons stockpiled for use against U.S. forces. The operation was called "Spartan Scorpion." The initial thrust against the city 37 miles from the capital met no resistance, but Iraqis flashed their porch lights in apparent warning to each other that American troops were coming....