US troops 'finds Zarqawi's Fallujah hideout'

US troops in Fallujah have found the suspected headquarters of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qa'eda-linked terrorist believed to be behind a wave of car bombs and kidnappings in Iraq.

The American broadcaster CNN showed footage of an imposing building in which there was a large sign in Arabic reading "al-Qa'eda organisation".

US soldiers found computers, photographs and notebooks inside the building, including a letter apparently from Zarqawi to his lieutenants and another from a supporter asking for help from the terrorist leader.

Several bodies were also discovered, while the footage also showed bomb-making equipment being found in a nearby workshop in south-eastern Fallujah.

The workshop included a four-wheel drive vehicle which was being rigged up as a car bomb and had a Texas registration sticker.

The CNN film also showed a makeshift classroom where instructions on how to shoot down planes were found.

US commanders said they could not confirm that the house and workshop belonged to Zarqawi's Tawid and Jihad and group, whose attacks include the murder of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley.

But they said they had found enough evidence in Fallujah to help them track down insurgents who fled the former rebel-stronghold before a US-led offensive began last week.

The discovery of Zarqawi's suspected headquarters came as US troops continued to fight gun battles with rebels still hiding in Fallujah.

One US marine and an Iraqi soldier were killed, officials said, taking the number of American casualties in the offensive to 51 dead and more than 400 wounded.

The military says it has killed around 1,200 militants and has captured a further 1,000 suspects. Iraqi officials also said they have captured 104 suspected insurgents in Baghdad, including nine who had fled Fallujah.

However, rebels have struck back in other Sunni areas, including bombing the mayor's office and police headquarters in Haditha, north-west of Fallujah.

At least four people were killed in car bombs in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk, while the governor of the Diyala province, north-east of Baghdad, escaped an assassination attempt when a bomb exploded near his convoy.

the photo gallery























A US marine handcuffs an Iraqi detainee following his
arrest in the war-torn city of Fallujah. The US led force
now has virtual control over the city after almost two
weeks of fighting

























A US marine handcuffs an Iraqi detainee following his
arrest in the war-torn city of Fallujah. The US led force
now has virtual control over the city after almost two
weeks of fighting.

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19 November 2004:
Rebels 'will revive after Fallujah if troops cut'

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