Operation Al Fajr Update
Baghdad, Iraq - Iraqi forces and Multi-National Force-Iraq have wrested most of Fallujah from insurgent control, but operations are not over.
Early Nov. 15, combined forces continue to clear buildings and mosques of weapons and explosives stockpiled by insurgents and are beginning to restore stability and order for Fallujah's law-abiding citizens.
In the last 24 hours, Multi-National Force aircraft flew several close air support missions, attacking anti-Iraqi forces in numerous buildings throughout the city. Multi-National forces only take action against targets after credible intelligence and with extreme care to minimize harm to innocent people.
One mission early Nov. 15 attacked a bunker complex in the southernmost unpopulated section of Fallujah after Multi-National forces discovered an underground bunker and steel-reinforced tunnels. The tunnels connected a ring of facilities filled with weapons, an anti-aircraft artillery gun, bunk beds, a truck and a suspected weapons cache.
As Iraqi and U.S. forces clear and secure neighborhoods, they are seeking out those in need of medical care.
Residents are encouraged to seek out a Multi-National Force Soldier if they need medical care. This information is being relayed through loudspeaker, leaflets and face-to-face contact.
Medical assistance is being coordinated, and assessment teams have arrived. Fallujah General Hospital is available for use and their staff is ready and eager to treat patients. In addition, a second hospital in eastern Fallujah is seeing patients, and Multi-National forces have re-supplied the hospital with water and fuel.
Ambulances and civilians have also been evacuated to other Iraqi medical facilities to provide the best possible care.
Release #041115a
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