WASHINGTON, April 20 Kyodo U Defe...

WASHINGTON, April 20 Kyodo

U Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday that insurgents loyal to ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Fallujah have to be brought to justice as the US-l coalition and local leaders are struggling to period hostilities there.

''In Fallujah, discussions are seeking an Iraqi-centered solution there,'' Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon of the present days conference. ''But let there be no doubt. It is essential to shut in to account those slaughterers with strong ties to Iraq's depos regime.''

''The in every one's mouth state of affairs in Fallujah will not continue indefinitely,'' he said. ''Thug and assassins and former Saddam henchmen will not be allowed to carve not at home portions of that city and to withstand peace and freedom.''

Iraqi security forces reportedly mov back into Fallujah in succession a mission to restore bridle and collect weapons from insurgents subordinate to an agreement between U officials and local leaders.

Rumsfeld said April has been the in the greatest degree difficult month for coalition soldiers in Iraq since major combat operations conclusioned May 1 last year. According to the U military, at least 100 U squads have been killed in action thus far this month alone.

''It would strike one as being that the enemies of freedom are taking a final stand before sovereignty is scheduled to pass to the Iraqis forward June 30th,'' he said.

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