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- lt . gen . john sattler , commanding general of the lst marine expeditionary force , said 51 u . s . troops and eight iraqi security
- forces have died in the falluja offensive .
- about 1 , 200 insurgents have been killed in the
- battle , he said .
- although falluja is secured , troops remain busy
- conducting mopping up operations and engaging in sporadic fights with holdout
- insurgents in the city .
- sattler said u . s . and iraqi troops are " ubiquitous "
- throughout the city .
- " falluja is secure , but we ' re in that
- search - and - clear phase which will make it safe , " he said .
- " we ' ve commenced the clean - up operation " and
- humanitarian assistance is being moved into the town .
- about 25 to 30 injured civilians in the city have
- been treated for injuries , sattler said , adding that he knows of no civilians
- killed in the fighting .
- he said more than 1 , 000 suspects have been
- captured . some have been released after questioning .
- thair al - nakib , a spokesman for interim iraqi prime
- minister ayad allawi , said the battle for falluja has been won by u . s . and iraqi
- forces and that the city is no longer a terror
- stronghold .
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