A U.S. Army officer speaking on condition of anonymity has stated that the Army not occupies all of Fallujah. However, he also pointed out that the
city had yet to be subdued. Several more days of fighting will be required to stamp out the resistance. To date 24 U.S. soldiers have died in the
offensive, with an estimated 1000 militants dead. The assault on the city has caused other cities to erupt in violence, most notable Mosul.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. military officials said Saturday that American troops had now "occupied" the entire city of Fallujah and there were no more
major concentrations of insurgents still fighting after nearly a week of intense urban combat.
A U.S. officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Fallujah was "occupied but not subdued." Artillery and airstrikes also were halted after
nightfall to prevent mistaken attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces who had taken up positions throughout the city.
Iraqi officials declared the operation to free Fallujah of militants was "accomplished" but acknowledged the two most wanted figures in the city —
Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Sheik Abdullah al-Janabi — had escaped.
U.S. officers said, however, that resistance had not been entirely subdued and that it still could take several days of fighting to clear the final
pockets.
The offensive against Fallujah killed at least 24 American troops and an estimated 1,000 insurgents, and rebel attacks elsewhere — especially in the
northern city of Mosul — have forced the Americans to shift troops away from Fallujah.
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When the city is finally subdued, will we have enough troops to keep the area secure. Also, not surprising, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was not captured.
The insurgents that fled no doubt will rear their ugly heads again somewhere else. The strategy seems to be to pacify the major cities in time for the
elections, but at some point they have to root them out
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