Fallujah battle leaves 13 Iraqis dead
Fierce fighting between US marines, backed by fighter aircraft, and insurgents using small arms and mortars in the volatile city of Fallujah killed 13 Iraqis and wounded 14 others, hospital officials said today.
The overnight violence, which continued into the morning, came as US Secretary of State Colin Powell made an unannounced trip to Baghdad for talks with top Iraqi officials.
