Iraqi hostages found (alive) in Falluja

[Pert_UK]

"US-led troops involved in fighting against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja have found four imprisoned men believed to be Iraqi hostages.

Three of the men were contractors working for the US military, a US marines spokesman said, and the fourth said he was a taxi driver.

All of the men had been beaten and starved and were wearing handcuffs...

A US marines spokesman said the three Iraqi contractors rescued by troops had been working on an American military base, but were captured a week ago. They were found blindfolded, handcuffed and in a locked room.

In the same building, marines found surface-to-air missiles, night-vision equipment, black uniforms, computers and a weapons cache. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4002989.stm

Great news about the hostages....but I thought that the US were claiming that the insurgents had used up all their big firepower in Fallujah - sounds like they've still got some hefty kit there.

P.

[henslee]

1. Right now, some jihadist is getting written up and reprimanded.

[da_chimperor]

2. They originally said they would strike a major blow against insurgents too

It doesn't look like that now. More like a smack of middling size. Great news about the hostages.

[pinerow]

3. U.S military refuses to admit that ya can't fight a conventional

war with guerillas. They have met with little resistance because the "insurgents" have moved on to another battlefield.