Marines 'control 70% of Fallujah'

The US Marines said today that American forces control an estimated 70% of Fallujah.

Army and Marine units that pushed south through the city’s central highway overnight now control an estimated 70% of the city, said Major Francis Piccoli, of the 1st First Marine Expeditionary Force.

Left unclaimed is a band through the central part of the city, running along the main east-west route, but US and Iraqi forces are expected to battle to try for that strip today, he said.

“There’s going to be a movement today in those areas. The heart of the city is what’s in focus now,” he said.