FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Small groups of Muslim insurgents in Fallujah surrendered Saturday as U.S. forces closed in on the last fighters of Abu Musab Zarqawi's terror network.
At least 22 U.S. soldiers have been killed during the six-day operation and about 170 troops have been wounded, 40 of whom returned to the battlefield, CNN reported. Meanwhile, about 600 insurgents have been killed and 151 have been detained.
Insurgents in groups of five to 20 have started surrendering in northeast Fallujah, where the U.S. military is in control, said Col. Craig Tucker, commander of 7th Regimental Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division.
Marines closed in on what was believed to be the last pocket of continued resistance in the southern part of the city.
As the overall intensity of the fighting diminished civilians were starting to emerge from their homes in the northeast, and there were plans to bring in food and water.
An Iraqi official in Baghdad said numerous foreign fighters have been detained in Fallujah's fighting, including 10 from Iran.
