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On Friday, rebel fighters clashed with government forces to the south and west of the insurgent-held city of Misrata.
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On Friday, rebel fighters clashed with government forces to the south and west of the insurgent-held city of Misrata.
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Over the weekend, the U.N. made its first airlifts of food aid to insurgent-held areas.
Somalia Famine Threatens to Spread Joe Lauria 2011
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Until now, the most deadly such attack took place in 2005, when an insurgent fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the open hatch of a Chinook, killing 16 American special operations forces dispatched on a mission to rescue a small SEAL team trapped in an insurgent-held area of Kunar province.
Chopper Attack Kills 38, Including 30 U.S. Troops Dion Nissenbaum 2011
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Last year's surge of 30,000 additional troops, ordered by President Barack Obama, focused mostly on the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar and Helmand provinces, where several formerly insurgent-held districts have become much more secure.
U.S. Considers Shift to Guard Kabul Maria Abi-Habib 2011
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Marjah is one of the last insurgent-held towns in the strategically important central Helmand River valley of southern Afghanistan.
U.S. and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah Michael M. Phillips 2010
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Although his forces are still meeting resistance, he said, "we have now cleared and held a great deal of insurgent-held territory that the insurgents have never lost in."
Defense Secretary Gates: Progress in Afghan war has 'exceeded my expectations' Craig Whitlock 2010
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Although his forces are still meeting resistance, he said, "we have now cleared and held a great deal of insurgent-held territory that the insurgents have never lost in."
Defense Secretary Gates: Progress in Afghan war has 'exceeded my expectations' Craig Whitlock 2010
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A day later, yielding to popular pressure, the Taliban agreed to let engineers repair the pylon, and the two sides worked out an deal under which the insurgent-held areas would cut their power consumption, government officials say.
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Marjah is one of the last insurgent-held towns in the strategically important central Helmand River valley of southern Afghanistan.
U.S. and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah Michael M. Phillips 2010
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