Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.

部队对这一地区进行了清剿，以扫除一切残余的抵抗势力。

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A CBS correspondent in Colombo says the troops are encountering stiff resistance.

哥伦比亚广播公司驻科伦坡的一名记者报道说，军队正遭遇顽强的抵抗。

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But any decision to send more troops will likely spark resistance from some congressional Democrats who oppose a build-up in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

CNN's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour in Kuwait says this is due to intense resistance from Iraqi troops who have withdrawn into Basra.

CNN: British troops in southern Iraq.

An earlier drive to seize the city, also scheduled to take several days, ran into trouble over New Year when troops encountered stiff resistance from entrenched rebels.

BBC: News Online

HILLAH, Iraq (CNN) -- American troops met stiff resistance Tuesday morning from Iraqi paramilitary forces for control of an agricultural complex on the outskirts of the central town of Hillah.

CNN: Fedayeen fights hard in Hillah