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CAROL LIN: The tape comes on the heels of a coalition
offensive in al Anbar Province, an al-Qaeda
stronghold in western Iraq. CNN's Michael Ware is
embedded with U.S. troops in Ramadi.
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MICHAEL WARE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As U.S. troop
numbers in Iraq reach new levels as the battle of
Baghdad is waged, a massive operation to reclaim the
city from insurgents, militias and death squads, it
is here in western Ramadi where the al Qaeda front
line still stands.
The daily drip feed of attacks and American
casualties continues. The most recent from a suicide
car bombing which took the life of a U.S. marine.
American commanders in Ramadi are trying to strike at
the heart of al Qaeda's leadership and its bases. The
plan involves the establishment of remote combat
outposts such as this one in the city's south, where
small numbers of American troops establish themselves
deep in al Qaeda territory.
Michael Ware, CNN, Combat Outpost Grant, Ramadi,
Iraq.