According to this ABC News report.

FALLUJAH, Iraq Nov 10, 2004 — U.S. forces cornered insurgents Wednesday in a small pockets of Fallujah after a stunningly swift advance that seized control of 70 percent of the militant stronghold. An Iraqi general said troops found “hostage slaughterhouses” where foreign captives had been killed.

The abandoned houses in northern Fallujah had hostages’ documents, CDs showing captives being killed, and black clothing worn by militants in videos, Maj. Gen. Abdul Qader Mohammed Jassem Mohan said.

But it appeared troops did not find any of the at least nine foreigners still in kidnappers’ hands including two Americans. “We have found hostage slaughterhouses in Fallujah that were used by these people,” Mohan said. But he said he did not know which hostages’ documents were uncovered.

The speed of the U.S. drive in Fallujah may indicate that most Sunni fighters and their leaders abandoned the city before the offensive and moved elsewhere to carry on the fight, U.S. officers said. The most notorious kidnapper, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is believed to have fled the city.

There is good and bad in that, good we can secure the city sooner, bad in that the insurgents/terrorists are still at large.

Maj. Francis Piccoli, of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force led by Sattler, said U.S. forces now control 70 percent of the city. At least 71 militants have been killed by early Wednesday, the third day of intense urban combat, the military said. As of Tuesday night, 10 U.S. troops and two members of the Iraqi security forces had been killed. Marine reports Wednesday said 25 American troops and 16 Iraqi soldiers were wounded.

Kindof reminds me of when the US Troops went into Iraq so long ago. Worked speedy, speedier than they did last April.

The U.S. advance in Fallujah was more rapid than in an offensive in April, when insurgents fought a force of fewer than 2,000 Marines to a standstill in a three-week siege. This time, the U.S. military has sent up to 15,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops into the battle, backed by tanks, artillery and attack aircraft.

It pays to have sufficient force to do the job. And the go ahead, can’t effectively do anything if you have to try to negotiate with terrorists.