Fallujah Fighting Goes On

World | November 9, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Fallujah Fighting Goes On Up to 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. Overnight the city was attacked from all sides, by ground and air. Explosions and flares lit up the sky. Photo by bTV

Up to 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. Overnight the city was attacked from all sides, by ground and air. Explosions and flares lit up the sky. Correspondents say soldiers have advanced at least one kilometre into the city amid intense fighting. US and Iraqi officials hope the assault, deeply unpopular with some Iraqis, will help prepare the way for elections in January. But it is estimated there could be tens of thousands of civilians still in the city.

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