(Al Jazeera 12.11. 18:59 GMT) "It's extremely dangerous right now because the insurgents have nowhere to go, they are just sitting in houses waiting for us to come in," US marine Corporal Will Porter said. "I'm supposed to shoot into the houses before our troops go in." (...) Speaking to Aljazeera, a doctor in Falluja gave an emotional plea for an end to the fighting. "I'm one of the few medical cadres that survived last Monday from the massacre," said Dr. Abbas Ali. Residents say there are hundreds of dead still lying in the streets. We are in a very tragic situation. Hundreds of dead bodies are spread in the streets. Even the injured are still there. We can not transfer them. We can not do anything to save them. "We call on all organizations and the whole world to help us. "The US forces have asked us through loudspeakers to get out [of the houses] and raise white flags. But all the city's areas are under fierce bombings. "We don't know what to do, stay in our place which is under bombardment or get out and get shot," Ali said.

(BBC 12.11.19:04 GMT) US forces estimate they have killed about 600 insurgents since the assault began on Monday. They say 22 Americans and five Iraqis have been killed and almost 180 US soldiers wounded.