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Since November 2006, when U.S. forces deployed elsewhere in Iraq, the Baqubah River valley, a string of farming hamlets nestled among dense palm groves northeast of Baghdad, has become the scene of intense violence. Over the weekend, the U.S. military returned in force. TIME'S Mark Kukis went along with the assault on the insurgent-dominated village of Qubah...
...helicopters barely touched the ground at the edge of Qubah long enough for 241 soldiers to leap out and begin moving into the town to go house to house in search of insurgents as artillery fire shattered trees in the surrounding palm groves. At the same time, a convoy of 19 Humvees, two Bradley tanks and several other vehicles rumbled toward Qubah from the opposite end. Gunfights broke out as soon as U.S. troops from the air assault reached Qubah's ruddy streets, with insurgents letting machine guns loose from several buildings. One U.S. soldier took a burst of fire...
...forces estimated that roughly 50 fighters managed to slip from town and into the nearby palm groves, where Poppas and other commanders believed insurgents have been stashing weapons and running small training camps for months. The following morning, U.S. troops lined the road edging Qubah with their backs to the village and then marched slowly into the breezy hush under the canopy. Shots sounded among the thick undergrowth throughout the day as insurgents fired on U.S. troops combing the thickets, but there were no casualties on either side. U.S. forces say they found two large arms caches in the palm...
...While U.S. forces struggled to find guerilla fighters in the palm groves, insurgents hit back at U.S. forces with several roadside bomb attacks. Twice a U.S. convoy was struck by roadside bombs as it made its way from Qubah. Apache gunships watching overhead identified suspected triggermen on the ground and opened fire, leaving 12 dead in two separate incidents. And as dusk settled over Qubah, a roadside bomb exploded next to a parked Humvee where several soldiers were on foot. The blast killed four soldiers and wounded two others. An Iraqi child of no more than eight died as well...
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