US Negotiates on Fallujah Mosque Surrender

World | November 12, 2004, Friday // 00:00

US commanders say they are negotiating the surrender of as many as 300 people holed up in a mosque in the Iraqi rebel stronghold of Fallujah. It is unclear whether those inside are insurgents or civilians. In the fifth day of the American-led assault on the city, troops have encountered fierce but sporadic resistance from the insurgents. US commanders say they now control 80% of the area and they expect major combat operations to be over soon.

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