Two US marines have been shot dead in the Iraqi city of Falluja.Lt Gen John Sattler said a group of marines was ambushed during house-clearing operations and returned fire, killing three insurgents.
Meanwhile, Iraqi troops in Falluja are reported to have found a laboratory with explosives materials and instructions for making anthrax.
Also four employees of a British security firm are killed in a rocket attack on Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone. Full Story