Sunni city a rebel base with troubled past

FALLUJAH, which came under full-scale attack from US and Iraqi forces yesterday, is a deeply conservative city that has been off limits to foreigners and the military for months.

Known as a base for rebels loyal to Iraq's most wanted militant Abu Musab al-

Zarqawi if not a refuge for the one-legged Jordanian himself Fallujah has seethed with hostility toward US-led forces virtually since last year's invasion.