Fallujah was under a siege of mortars, at least six people being killed in the attack and dozens gravely wounded. A US base located in the center of the Euphrates town was also hit by a shell, but no casualties were reported.

Also on Wednesday, the news agency Voices of Iraq announced with great sadness that one of its leading journalists has been murdered. Nezar Abdul Wahid al-Radi was shot dead near the al-Arousa Hotel in Ammara, a city east of Baghdad.

Another journalist was killed Tuesday in Fallujah along with seven family members by unknown perpetrators. The young journalist and his relatives were killed on their property, the reasons of the ruthless attack being unknown yet.

The US military reported that one of its helicopters crashed Tuesday in the Diyala province, both of the pilots being killed. The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni militant group recently formed, claimed the attack.

As the attacks continue so do the raids of coalition and Iraqi forces, fifteen more suspected terrorists being detained in recent operations, officials reported Wednesday.