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U.S. Marines and Army personnel in Iraq have begun their assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. Military officials have warned that the battle could be the most brutal urban warfare U.S. troops have experienced since the Vietnam War. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that the assault could jeopardize the Iraqi elections scheduled for January, but the U.S. maintains that the operation is essential to its efforts in the region.

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