Insurgents in Fallujah claim that they have reorganised after a massive US-Iraqi onslaught against the rebel city and are resuming their attacks. "After reorganising, the Mujahedeen resumed their attacks on Wednesday with the aim of shattering the myth of the invincibility of the coalition forces, and the traitors and collaborators who are under the orders of Allawi and Naqib," a statement said. The statement, issued by the Mujahedeen Council, refers to Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and Interior Minister Falah Naqib. Both are staunch supporters of the vast operation, which was launched on November 8 to root out insurgents entrenched in Fallujah.
It is largest military operation in Iraq since last year's 2003 US-led invasion. It aimed to crush the main hub of the insurgency in the country, which has been seen as one of the main obstacles to holding viable polls in January 2005. While the bulk of the operation is over, the US military has reported there are pockets of insurgents in some parts of Fallujah. It is trying to prevent the rebels from regrouping inside and outside the city. Iraq's national security adviser, Qassem Daoud, claims that more than 2,000 people have been killed in the assault and more than 1,600 captured. The Mujahedeen statement, posted on an Islamist web site, claims that clashes took place in northern Fallujah in recent days. "The Mujahedeen will teach a memorable lesson to the collaborators who sold Iraq and prove to Arab regimes that only the language of guns and martyrs makes a difference," it said. |