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US forces bomb Falluja
US warplanes have launched a third attack on the eastern suburbs of Falluja and an industrial area.
The raid came despite a truce sealed between Falluja notables and US marines after yesterday’s clashes.
Today’s strike hit areas where clashes have been continuing for the past two days between Iraqi resistance fighters and US occupation forces, said Aljazeera correspondent Abd Al-Adhim Muhammad who witnessed the raid.
“We have received information that US military machinery has entered Falluja and fighting is going on between Iraqi resistance and US occupation forces, but we have not been able to reach those areas,” Muhammad said.
A US military plane fired at least two missiles at a house in the town, according to local witnesses. The attack led local leaders to accuse the occupation army of violating a truce.
The ceasefire was agreed after the US military dropped 10 laser-guided bombs on targets in Falluja yesterday.
“Whenever we reach a deal with them they break it, and of course the people of Falluja would not keep silent, they have to retaliate,” said Falluja notable Abd Allah al-Janabi.
Smokescreen
US occupation authorities claim some of the recent air raids have targeted Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and foreign fighters' safe houses in the Iraqi town, west of Baghdad.
Fallujans have been playing down those allegations with fighters and notables denying al-Zarqawi's presence.
A group of Falluja resistance fighters appeared on TV Friday, reading a statement rejecting US allegations.
“The American invading forces claim that al-Zarqawi, and with him a group of Arab fighters, are in our city," a masked man read from a written statement on Friday.
"We know that this talk about al-Zarqawi and the fighters is a game the American invader forces are playing to strike Islam and Muslims in the steadfast city of mosques."
Abd Allah al-Janabi, addressed a crowd of Fallujans Friday saying al-Zarqawi was being used as a pretext to attack Falluja in the same way unproven WMD allegations were used to attack Iraq.
“Falluja people are brave, bold, and do not afraid from death for the sake of their country. They do not need to have Abu Musab al-Zarqawi among them, they are fully capable of protecting their town and country,” al-Janabi said.
Aljazeera
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0B325CDD-9A23-4D11-987B-C1D86EA0B568.htm
Today’s strike hit areas where clashes have been continuing for the past two days between Iraqi resistance fighters and US occupation forces, said Aljazeera correspondent Abd Al-Adhim Muhammad who witnessed the raid.
“We have received information that US military machinery has entered Falluja and fighting is going on between Iraqi resistance and US occupation forces, but we have not been able to reach those areas,” Muhammad said.
A US military plane fired at least two missiles at a house in the town, according to local witnesses. The attack led local leaders to accuse the occupation army of violating a truce.
The ceasefire was agreed after the US military dropped 10 laser-guided bombs on targets in Falluja yesterday.
“Whenever we reach a deal with them they break it, and of course the people of Falluja would not keep silent, they have to retaliate,” said Falluja notable Abd Allah al-Janabi.
Smokescreen
US occupation authorities claim some of the recent air raids have targeted Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and foreign fighters' safe houses in the Iraqi town, west of Baghdad.
Fallujans have been playing down those allegations with fighters and notables denying al-Zarqawi's presence.
A group of Falluja resistance fighters appeared on TV Friday, reading a statement rejecting US allegations.
“The American invading forces claim that al-Zarqawi, and with him a group of Arab fighters, are in our city," a masked man read from a written statement on Friday.
"We know that this talk about al-Zarqawi and the fighters is a game the American invader forces are playing to strike Islam and Muslims in the steadfast city of mosques."
Abd Allah al-Janabi, addressed a crowd of Fallujans Friday saying al-Zarqawi was being used as a pretext to attack Falluja in the same way unproven WMD allegations were used to attack Iraq.
“Falluja people are brave, bold, and do not afraid from death for the sake of their country. They do not need to have Abu Musab al-Zarqawi among them, they are fully capable of protecting their town and country,” al-Janabi said.
Aljazeera
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0B325CDD-9A23-4D11-987B-C1D86EA0B568.htm
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