The Daily Star - Politics - 2,000 dead in Fallujah as U.S.-led forces sweep area

The Daily Star - Politics - 2,000 dead in Fallujah as U.S.-led forces sweep area: "US-led forces rounded up scores of suspected rebels in Iraq's 'triangle of death' on Thursday as officials said the death toll from the this month's massive operation in Fallujah was more than 2,000.
Iraqi soldiers combing the remains of the devastated city of Fallujah also found a suspected chemical bomb factory, along with pamphlets on making toxic substances such as anthrax, a top Iraqi official said.
The largest Sunni party threatened to boycott the Jan. 30 vote, dealing a blow to hopes for a broad national turnout that would legitimize the new assembly. "