15 die in US attack in Fallujah
Up to 15 people were reported killed when explosions rocked a house in the turbulent Iraqi city of Fallujah today.
“US jets shelled a residential house in the al-Shuhdaa neighbourhood in Fallujah,” said police Captain Mekky Hussein al-Zaidan.
Ambulances raced to the eastern side of the city, where US air strikes have frequently targeted safe houses used by members of Jordanian militant Abu Musab Zarqawi’s network.
Rescue workers picked up body parts, witnesses said.
US forces have hit the area with four air strikes since June 19, killing dozens.
Al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant said to be connected to al-Qaida, is believed to be behind a series of co-ordinated attacks on police and security forces that killed 100 people only days before US forces handed over power to an Iraqi interim government.
Al-Zarqawi is also believed to be behind the beheading of two hostages, American Nicholas Berg and South Korean Kim Sun-il.
The US last week increased to more than €20m the reward for information leading to his arrest, more than doubling the previous offer.
