U.S. Army and Marine units thrust through the center of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Tuesday, fighting bands of guerrillas in the streets and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major offensive to retake the city from Islamic militants.A total of 14 Americans have been killed in the past two days across Iraq — including five in an around Fallujah and nine others killed as guerrillas launched a wave of attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere. A senior Pentagon official said Tuesday the nine were killed Monday southwest of Fallujah and in the capital. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday declared a nighttime curfew in Baghdad and its surroundings — the first curfew in the capital for a year — a day after a string of insurgent attacks in the city killed nine Iraqis and wounded more than 80. Full Story
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