Military Backtracks On Fallujah Brigade Leader; Civilian Hostage Found
(Washington Post, May 3, 2004, Pg. 1)
Eleven U.S. service members in Iraq were killed in four attacks by insurgents during the weekend, including six who died in a mortar attack, the military reported. Meanwhile, the former Iraqi general chosen to head a new force in Fallujah denied there were any foreign fighters in the city, calling into question his commitment to American military objectives. A top U.S. commander said later the general would not be allowed to lead the armed men he has already assembled.