U.S. troops have secured control over the whole of rebellious Falluja, a Marine officer said on Monday, with more than 1,000 insurgents taken prisoner. Violence that has surged across Iraq’s Sunni Muslim region since the U.S. offensive was launched hit Mosul in the north for a fifth day, while there was heavy fighting in Baquba near Baghdad, where U.S. jets dropped 500-pound bombs. Rebels also set fire to oil wells and a pumping station across the north. Full Story
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