- In massive assault, US forces burst into southern part
of al-Fallujah Thursday morning. Most intense fighting under way. Resistance
commander calls for the prayers.
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- CESJ Comment - All Western news media reported weeks
ago that Fallujah fully under US control.
- So, why is there still massive US attacking going on?
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- Mujahideens pushed back the invaders: Shaykh Abu-Abdallah,
the spokesman of freedom fighters in Faluja said that more than 450 US
troops had been killed and 200 more wounded in 12 hours battle, according
to Resistance military estimates. More than 140 US tanks and armored vehicles
have been destroyed, in addition to more than 53 Humvees set ablaze and
destroyed. In addition five US helicopters had been shot down, including
three Apaches, and one fighter airplane, as well as six unmanned spyplanes.
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- "We also succeeded in capturing 18 US troops, three
of them wounded," said Shaykh Abu-Abdallah. This followed 26 others
who were captured early in the day in the an-Nazal neighborhood who were
later killed when the Resistance was forced to evacuate that area, since
it would have been extremely difficult to transport them out of there.
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- Shaykh Abu Abdallah said that as to Resistance losses,
"in the an-Nazal neighborhood that the occupation troops dropped gases
on and fired internationally banned weapons into, we lost 145 fighters,
including 33 fraternal Arab volunteers. We also lost quantities of light
and heavy weapons in the battles when US aircraft bombed and rocketed the
area. But then we seized twice that amount afterwards, thanks be to God."
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- As to the prisoners, Shaykh Abu-Abdallah said, "we
will once again try to exchange them for our prisoners. If the occupation
forces refuse, then we will kill them, for we will have no choice."
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- Report Totals
- by bluesky on 1-7-05:
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- U.S Soldiers Killed...............571 + (212 wounded
+ 18 captured)
- Unnamed Military vehicles...140
- Humvees Destr/Disa............64
- Bradleys Des/Dis.................5
- APCs...................................1
- Trucks/Tankers...................5
- F-18....................................1
- Unnamed Helicopters.........2
- Apache Helicopters.............3
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