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Israel appears to be preparing for the next phase of its military operation: a ground campaign to “crush and destroy” Hamas, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put it. Israel has ...

The Fallujah invasion itself has come easier than expected. Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, commander of Marine forces in Iraq, said that of up to 5,000 insurgents once believed to be in Fallujah, ...

NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq The Marines are getting ready for an all-out assault. Troops are disassembling and cleaning their weapons, stocking up on supplies, studying tactics and participating in numerous ...

Israel has indicated it will soon begin a ground offensive into Gaza. A geopolitical expert who embedded with US Marines in Fallujah said it will be "absolute hell." He said that Gaza's dense ...