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Iraq: Troops fight house-to-house battles in border town

US and Iraqi troops battled militants in house-to-house combat today, the third day of a major offensive against al-Qaida fighters in a town near the Syrian border.

Iraq: Troops fight house-to-house battles in border town

Mon, 07 Nov, 2005 - 07:12

US and Iraqi troops battled militants in house-to-house combat today, the third day of a major offensive against al-Qaida fighters in a town near the Syrian border.

The first American fatality was reported during the operation, codenamed Operation Steel Curtain.

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