Americans, Iraqis Push Into Area of Ramadi

The U.S. military fired on suspected militants from an AC-130 gunship above the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Monday while hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi troops punched into an eastern section of the violent city. U.S. troops throughout the eastern Ramadi neighborhood peered over rooftop parapets of commandeered homes in temperatures that soared well above 100 degrees, watching for insurgent reconnaissance teams posing as pedestrians. A handful of children rode by on bicycles and a few civilians roamed the largely empty streets. The city was unusually quiet as troops watched out for "peekers," residents who might be peering out of windows as spotters for insurgent gunmen. Residents told U.S. soldiers that they had no electricity for three days and complained that children would miss exams. Loudspeakers on U.S. Humvees instructed residents to stay in their homes. Most people did.

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