Insurgents in the rebel Iraqi city of Falluja claimed yesterday that they had added chemicals to mortar rounds and missiles that they intend to fire at American forces preparing for an all-out assault. Cell commanders said some of the weapons could cause high-temperature fireballs and others were filled with cyanide. A military committee made up of former officers in Saddam Hussein’s army — among them experts on chemicals and guerrilla warfare — is said to have been organising forces in Falluja and planning tactics. The committee is understood to include members of all the main insurgent groups, including that of Abu Musab alZarqawi, the terrorist leader behind the beheading of the British engineer Ken Bigley and many other atrocities. Full Story
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