The Marines were just over a mile from the main canal that surrounds Marjah, and they continued to get very light resistance from outlying Taliban fighters.

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Army units, meanwhile, took control of the main Suez Canal administration building, provincial government buildings, banks and courts in Port Said, Gen.

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"It's the single harbor which is connected with Danube, with the Rhine-Main-Danube canal and with Rotterdam, " he added.

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The old rail track became a main approach to the centre along the Rideau Canal.

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