US forces stormed into western districts of Fallujah early today, seizing the main city hospital and securing two key bridges over the Euphrates River.

A series of explosions rocked Fallujah and gunfire rang out across the city in new fighting today in the heart of Iraq’s Sunni triangle.

US warplanes and artillery attacked Sunni insurgents in a thunderous show of force that rocked Fallujah, sending huge plumes of black smoke into the night sky.

Iraqi insurgents targeted the British run city of Basra today killing at least 55 people, including ten children on their way to schools, in a series of bomb blasts.