Mil News US pushes to take Iraq rebel city

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US and Iraqi forces say they are facing resistance as they try to wrest control of the city of Samarra from insurgents.
The US says rebels have tried to set up roadblocks, and that its soldiers have had to defuse a possible car bomb.

US forces have also carried out air strikes on the city of Falluja, where seven are reported dead and 13 wounded.

The Americans and Iraq's interim government say they are determined to retake rebel-held areas ahead of January's scheduled elections.

Samarra and Falluja are two of several pockets in Iraq that over the past few months have fallen into the hands of insurgents.

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