FALLUJAH, Iraq Two more U-S Marines have been killed in Fallujah.

The military says they were conducting house-clearing operations in the city yesterday when rebels hiding inside a house opened fire. Marines returned fire in a battle that killed the three insurgents and wounded two other Marines.

U-S troops have continued searching for holdouts in the city since the week-long assault to liberate it began November Eighth.

A Marine commander says about half the houses in the city have been cleared and says the operation will continue until all of them are secure. Lieutenant General John Sattler says the insurgents in Fallujah "are running out of places to hide."

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