The Battle of Fallujah

About 10,000 US and 2,000 Iraqis have entered the city and the fighting is heavy. Multi-National forces are close to the heart of the city. Fierce resistance from the insurgents has been seen in the Jolan District, a stronghold. Iraqi forces have captured the railway station in the northwest part of the city.

Iraq's Defense Minister Sheikh Hazem Shaalan stated that today will be the major assault, called Operation Phantom Fury, to retake the entire city and reports that the rebels are already scattering, "But our intelligence services are tracking them and we are going to get them and teach them a lesson that they would never forget."

Witnesses say a US helicopter was hit by a missile and exploded. US denies the report.

The insurgent terrorists have launched a day of mayhem across parts of Iraq in retaliation for the assault on Fallujah. Dozens were killed and wounded in attacks on three police stations in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad. An Iraqi national Guard base was attacked in Kirkuk.

The Blogs of War reports that "It's going well, it's a good day."