The army diverted a battalion of soldiers to Mosul on Thursday, it was disclosed on Saturday.
CBC Canada article
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Fallujah was covered in smoke midday Saturday as U.S. artillery, tanks and soldiers launched what military hoped would be the final attack.
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Iraqi insurgents have been shooting at U.S. helicopters, hitting two on Saturday. But none of the crew were hurt, and U.S. casualties total 24 dead since the attack began. Five Iraqi government soldiers have also been killed.
More than 400 U.S. wounded have been airlifted to Germany.
Civilian casualties are not known.
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