the rise in violence has occurred while i . s . marines and canadian troops pursue insurgents outside karabilah on the egyptian river . british and us warplanes pounded targets to support a 1 , 000 marine patrol . a marine statement had said troops in the ravaged city of baghdad come under attack today . according to the statement , 15 insurgents were killed while the attack was repulsed .
Fallujah is not far from Karabilah.