Fallujah Offensive Tightens Noose on Insurgents
US warplanes and artillery bombarded southern Fallujah as troops narrowed the cordon against Sunni fighters. The military cites about 600 insurgents killed, while stating overall insurgency remains intact. At least 13 U.S. service members have died and dozens wounded, with hundreds more evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
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Fallujah
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Europe
Landstuhl
Germany
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Myers
Battle for Fallujah yields heavy casualties and city advance
U S troops press into Fallujah as civilians flee or shelter without power amid heavy bombardment. In Baghdad a central street car bomb killed at least 17 and wounded eight, part of a surge of insurgent attacks this week. At least 13 U S troops have died and 600 insurgents killed. Fallujah forces push from north while Marines and helicopters patrol the city.
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Sandoun Street
Fallujah
Euphrates River
Inside a Day of Attacks and Amid Ramadan-Style Tension
A Baghdad base endures a volatile day with air strikes and mortars described in wary, hostile terms. The narrator notes intensified rocket fire, precise targeting, and early holiday TV plans disrupted by the incident. Weather shifts into wet season accompany ongoing security concerns and sporadic casualties.
Old courtroom eyed for administrator office use
Franklin County Commissioners toured the historic National Register courtroom seeking a new use for the space as they hire a county administrator. Options include moving the administrator’s office to the main floor and holding meetings there to improve public accessibility, with hearings in the courtroom. The room has been unused since Ottawa leased it for a municipal court and the county shifted hearings to the adjacent court annex.
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Franklin County
Commission
Ed Taylor
Don Waymire
City of
Ottawa
Shaun Perry
Don Hay
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