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• US, Iraqi Offensive in Samarra Said to be Largely Successful VOA News 02 Oct 2004 -- U.S. and Iraqi officials say a military offensive against insurgents in their stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, has been largely successful, and only a few pockets of resistance remain.
• U.S. Forces Pound Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 02 Oct 2004 -- A relative calm was reported in the Iraqi town of Samarra today, one day after U.S. and Iraqi forces battling insurgents secured control of important municipal and police buildings in the town.
• Uneasy Calm Hangs Over Samarra VOA News 02 Oct 2004 -- There is a lull in fighting in the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, where 100 militants were killed in fighting Friday.
• MNF-I CONDUCTS PRECISION STRIKE IN FALLUJAH CENTCOM 02 Oct 2004 -- On October 1, 2004, at 10:53 pm, Baghdad time, Multi-National Force-Iraq conducted a precision strike on yet another confirmed Abu Musab Al Zarqawi terrorist site in north east Fallujah.
• LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTER OPENS CENTCOM 02 Oct 2004 -- A new logistical training facility that will provide Soldiers and units all the technical assistance they need to use the Army's automated logistic systems in theater, opened here Oct. 1.
• MNF and ISF carry out joint operations near Al Hillah MNF-I/MNC-I 02 Oct 2004 -- Polish Soldiers from Multi-National Division Central-South, American Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) carried out joint operations in As-Sayahiyah and Raranijyah near Al Hillah in Babil Province Oct. 2.
• MNF precision strike targets anti-Iraqi force trainers MNF-I/MNC-I 02 Oct 2004 -- At about 6 p.m., Oct. 2, Multi-National Force-Iraq conducted a precision strike against a building where15 to 20 anti-Iraqi force personnel were conducting military-style training on the outskirts of Fallujah.
• Insurgents blow up Iraqi infrastructure MNF-I/MNC-I 02 Oct 2004 -- At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 1, a Multi-National Force-Iraq patrol witnessed an explosion on the second floor of the Ramadi Agricultural Center. Reports from the patrol noticed one man hanging around the building. The building exploded as soon as he left.

• COALITION SOLDIERS FIND FIVE WEAPONS CACHES CENTCOM 02 Oct 2004 -- Coalition Soldiers have found five separate weapons caches Thursday.

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• UNHCR/CHAD VOA 02 Oct 2004 -- The United Nations refugee agency is reporting growing violence against Sudanese refugees in and around camps in eastern Chad. The agency says steps are being taken to improve security for refugees who have fled the conflict in Darfur.
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 02 Oct 2004 -- Israel's military offensive continues in Gaza, despite an appeal from Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia for calm. More than 45 Palestinians and five Israelis have been killed in four days of bloodshed. And militants imposed a commercial strike in Gaza.
• CONGO/PEACEKEEPERS VOA 02 Oct 2004 -- The U.N. Security Council decision to increase the number of peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being welcomed by analysts as an opportunity to implement a shaky peace. But they caution the job will not be easy.

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