US Marines enter a building to search it in the western part of Fallujah, Iraq Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Marines resting on Beds after searching homes in Fallujah, Nov. 13, 2004
Posted on 11/13/2004 12:40:21 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
U.S. military officials said Saturday that American troops had now "occupied" the entire city of Fallujah and there were no more major concentrations of insurgents still fighting. Artillery and airstrikes also ended after nightfall.
Iraqi officials declared the operation to free Fallujah of militants was "accomplished" but acknowledged the two most wanted figures in the city — Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Sheik Abdullah al-Janabi — had escaped the fighting.
But after nearly a week of intense urban combat, U.S. officers said resistance had not been entirely subdued and that it still could take several days of fighting to clear the final pockets.
The offensive against Fallujah claimed the lives of at least 24 American troops and an estimated 1,000 insurgents, and rebel attacks elsewhere — especially in the northern city of Mosul — have forced the Americans to shift troops away from Fallujah
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Great job, soldiers!
good job guys...
WOOOOOOHOOOO!
Way to go soldiers and marines, and Iraqis! Behind you all the way.
Can a terrorist just stay quiet and stay indoors till our troops eventually leave?
Thank you Lord, thank you Marines, thank you soldiers. On to Mosul!
I pray for our fallen.
They're too busy covering the latest Laci developments.
Amen.
God bless our troops. The next month is going to be bloody. But, now is the time to take out all the insurgents. Clean house now, so elections can take place in january or febuary. And send a message to the terrorists in Syria and Iran that they're next. Jim
Can we move this to breaking news?
A testament to the capabilities and perserverance of the American fighting man.
US Marines enter a building to search it in the western part of Fallujah, Iraq Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Marines resting on Beds after searching homes in Fallujah, Nov. 13, 2004
I predicted a 1:20 kill ratio. At 1:40, it turned out to be twice that.
I raise my glass to our Nations Finest and Bravest. Thank You.
A few hours ago, there were articles saying that there were some pockets of resistance with a total of about 400 terrorists. So I'm assuming that those 400 terrorscum have been put into "early retirement". I certainly hope so.
And will this be repeated in other cities experiencing unrest, like Mosul, Samarra, Baiji, Baquba, Tikrit and Ramadi?
Egyptian men get food and water after US Marines of the first Division entered a building in the western part of Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. The three men say they could not flee the city as one of them fell ill. The US Marines took them out of the city. Iraq's national security adviser Qassem Dawoud said Saturday the massive military operation to retake Fallujah 'is accomplished' with about 1,000 insurgents killed and 200 captured.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
If necessary, door-to-door.
Dump 'em at the Syrian and Iranian borders.
Waste 'em all!
Possible, but...
The terrorists weren't inclined to lay low, the fighting was fierce. And I'm pretty sure we went door-to-door in the worst areas.
What's important to remember is that we've siezed a large quantity of their logistics - explosives, timers, etc.; and we've denied them a safe haven. That follows Moa Tse T'ung's dictum.
We (us here at home) should also realize that Fallujah wasn't the end...it is just a beginning of an effort to deny the terrorists all of their bases of operations.
What is 400 x 72 again? lol...
The Iraqis are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
We are there to help.
Many thanks to our troops. If it weren't for them, I don't know where we would be today.
yes.
Got it.
I think the reason they are reluctant to speak of insurgent killed totals is the political side of this. The media and culture of the people over there, isn't very good at accepting what "we" tell them at face value.
They probably don't want to look like they are "bragging" about killings Iraqis even though they are "insurgents".
But we know it is probably a lot more and I have tears of pride and grief in my eyes for our fighting men and women. Whenever they show the fighting on Fox, I marvel at their skill and bravery.
FURY
WAY TO GO!!!
All of their bases of operations are belong to us!???
"But after nearly a week of intense urban combat, U.S. officers said resistance had not been entirely subdued "
Maybe I'm a bit sensitive...but is this writer suggesting that we should have done this FASTER? If we remember Afghanistan, the media gives the impression that the job just isn't be done quickly enough...when the speed of this operation and so many others is absolutely incredible.
With today's media mindset, WWII would have been lost and Hitler in power.
Our Marines, Soldiers, Sailors did an OUTSTANDING JOB; God Bless Them. HHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
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awesome. terrorists on the run.
U.S Armed Forces 1200 Insurgents 24.
Should we fight them with sharpened chop sticks to make it a fair fight?
Should be comforting to insurgents in other towns that they will soon meet a similar fate that will lead them to Allah in expedited fashion.
Our soldiers are the best and bravest in the world. Period.
-T
In Vietnam we often dumped enemy body parts in the streets of the nearest village. Our assumption was that many of the VC were locals. So, we just drove in, dumped all the heads and hands and legs and shoes right in the middle if the road at the busiest part of the Vil. Then we drove away. I guess it wasn't, "Winning Hearts and Minds", but it sure showed them what they were in for if they joined their brothers in the fight.
Substantiate or retract. What unit? When was it supposedly engaged at Fallujah? Interview an officer who fought in both places.
As far as I have been able to determine, somebody in the press reported that 1st battalion, 5th infantry regiment - an army unit stationed in the north, 230 miles from Fallujah, and equipped with Strykers - was fighting in Fallujah. No one in the military confirmed this. It was probably a misunderstanding, based on the 1-5 designation, which also applies to the 1st battalion, 5th *marine* regiment, which *is* fighting in Fallujah.
If 1-5 of the 1st brigade, 25th infantry division, actually moved south 230 miles, fought in Fallujah, and then pulled out again, moved north 230 miles, and is again fighting in Mosul - then this should be possible to confirm with army authorities. But until I see that confirmation, I don't believe a word of it. The media is making this up, spinning one reporter's mistake across dozens of other stories. Again, substantiate the claim, or retract it, acknowledging the error.
Fox's Baghdad reporter just said that the fighting has stepped up in Mosul.
Unfortunately, I think this is the terrorist's SOP until and after the elections in January.
Right now, I would almost volunteer to be a poll watcher over there to help our troops. Do you think they would want a 50 year old grandmother?
They are still recycling video tapes, Palkot reports, etc........
FOX News reports that a MINIMUM of
1200 Terrorists have been KILLED in Fallujah!
Greg Palkott is reporting live on FNC and the activity is still going on in southern Falluja - in the industrial area - and reporting that there may be up to 1000 "insurgents" there.
Sounds like it ain't over.
They now have Gen Scales on to explain hammer and advil operations.....
alot of them went to Mosul, and the iraqi police in Mosul are apparently cowards or have been infiltrated. FNC showing an oil pipeline that was blown up in Kirkuk.
our biggest problem right now is the ineffectiveness of the iraqi police, that problem needs to improve, fast.
Nope. It's against the rules.
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