Insurgent Command/Control Centers Found in Falluja But the Fighting Continues

Many command and control centers have been discovered in the battle worn city of Falluja. A large amount of enemy intelligence was discovered along with their computers and a listing of fighters. Although much of Falluja is controlled by the United States, fighting still continues today in some parts of the city where the enemy Iraqis refuse to give up the fight. Although a lot of progress has been made in the southern section of the city, new battles have flared up in cities across the Sunni Triangle, from Rami to Bayji to Kirkuk. The American death toll of the Falluja operation, which began on November 7, is now 51, with 425 wounded. However an unspecified amount of the wounded have volunteered to return to the fighting. On the Iraqi side, only 8 have been killed and 43 have been wounded; 25-30 Iraqi civilians have been wounded, but luckily no reported deaths. "A senior American officer said in an interview on Wednesday that he hoped the tactical victory achieved in Falluja would push ambivalent Sunni Arab leaders to side with the Americans and become involved in the political process."