US and Iraqi forces push into eastern Ramadi
The US military fired on suspected militants from an AC-130 gunship lingering in the sky above the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi today while hundreds of US and Iraqi troops punched into an eastern section of the violent city.
The military drive into the heart of the Sunni-led insurgency was the latest step by the combined military force to strengthen its presence in city neighbourhoods that have been no-go zones controlled by the powerful insurgency responsible for nearly 2,000 American deaths and those of thousands more Iraqis.
