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TV grab shows an
American soldier was injured during the battle in Fallujah, Nov. 09, 2004.
US said the army has taken control of 70 percent of the insurgent
stronghold and 11 US soldiers and two Iraqis have been killed so far.
(Xinhua/Reuters photo)
A US soldier's eyes were injured in the battle.
(Xinhua/Reuters photo)
US soldiers battling in Fallujah, Nov. 09, 2004.
(Xinhua/Reuters photo)
The US troops in Fallujah. (Xinhua/Reuters
photo)
The US troops in Fallujah, Nov. 10, 2004.
(Xinhua/Reuters photo)
The US troops in Fallujah, Nov. 10, 2004.
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photo)
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The US military
confirmed on Wednesday that 11 US soldiers and two Iraqis have been killed so
far after the Americans launched a military offensive against
Fallujah.
"Reports from field commanders confirmed that in
the third day of operations, multinational and Iraqi forces had suffered 11
multinational and two Iraqi casualties since fighting began to retake the city,"
said in a US military statement.
In addition, nine Iraqi
soldiers were wounded, according to the statement, without giving figures of the
injured US soldiers.
There was no information on the exact
number of insurgents killed in Fallujah since the US Marines backed by Iraqi
forces kicked off the all-out assault on Fallujah on Monday
night.
The latest deaths brought to over 1,140 the number of
US soldiers killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion last
March.
Fallujah, some 50 km north of Baghdad, lies in the
Sunni Muslim heartland in central Iraq.
The US military and
the Iraqi interim government vowed to retake the key rebel stronghold to pave
way for the general elections slated for January.
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