BAGHDAD, March 31 (KUNA) — A US marine lost his life in a bomb blast in Al-Anbar province in Western Iraq, the US Army said on Tuesday.
It said in a statement that the soldier was seriously wounded in the explosion that occurred close to his vehicle during a patrol mission in the province on Saturday, [...]

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BAGHDAD, Feb 22 (KUNA) — A US marine was killed in action against “enemy forces” in Al-Anbar Province yesterday, said the Multi-National Force (MNF) on Friday.
In a statement, the MNF said the marine belonged to the Multi-National Force - West division, but did not give further details on the incident.
The name of the deceased is [...]

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I recently had the privilege of returning to Iraq and, more specifically, to Al Anbar province for my third tour. I say privileged for a number of different reasons, not the least of which is the opportunity to again serve with young Americans — the best of their generation — in combat.A second reason is [...]

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BAGHDAD, Jan 21 (KUNA) — Four of al-Sahwa (Awakening) militia were killed during a clash with al-Qaeda militants in Falluja western Baghdad, police said on Monday.
The confrontation took place when al-Qaeda armed men attacked a check point set by the militia in the nearby area of al-Karma, an Iraqi police source told KUNA.
The attack also [...]

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Severed heads dumped at the market, deadly road-side explosions. That used to be the depressing reality in the small town of Rawah in Iraq’s Anbar Province. Now, though, peace may be at hand — and the locals are cooperating with the US Marines.
It is a pleasant evening for Police Chief Tarek Subhi Hussein in the [...]

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BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (KUNA) — A U.S. soldier was killed in a vehicle explosion during a recovery operation west of Baghdad, the US army said in a statement Tuesday.
The soldier died of injuries sustained in the blast Monday during a vehicle recovery operation in Anbar province, a former insurgent stronghold that has seen a recent [...]

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WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (KUNA) — A US military commander said on Monday Al-Qaeda fighters have moved to areas in Northern Iraq after they were forced to flee Baghdad and Anbar province, two areas that witnessed a drop in violence this year.
Speaking via video conference from Baghdad to Washington reporters, Army Major General Mark Hertling, commander [...]

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There’s an old expression about war: “Victory has many fathers, while defeat is an orphan.” In the case of Iraq, it seems the other way around. We’ve blamed many for the ordeal of the last four years, but it is the American victory in Anbar province that now seems without parents.Over the last few months, [...]

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Starting next month, 3,500 troops will leave two central provinces in a major test of Iraqi readiness
Tikrit, Iraq, AND Washington - The end of the US surge is in sight here. In two key central Iraqi provinces, American units will soon reduce their forces and modify their role in a region that is a microcosm [...]

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