US Forces Batter Falluja

World | November 8, 2004, Monday // 00:00
US Forces Batter Falluja US and Iraqi forces have made their first moves into Falluja ahead of a major offensive on the restive city. Overnight, they took two bridges and a hospital in the western side of the city. Photo by WN

US and Iraqi forces have made their first moves into Falluja ahead of a major offensive on the restive city. Overnight, they took two bridges and a hospital in the western side of the city, correspondents say. Explosions from US artillery and the crackle of insurgents' small-arms fire echoed across the city. Thousands of American troops have been massed on the outskirts of the rebel-held city awaiting the go ahead from Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.

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