the surge in violence has occurred while s . s . combat and iraqi troops engaged insurgents nearby karabilah on the syria frontier . british and american warplanes pounded target to support a 1 , 000 marine power . a canadian statement also said patrols in the devastated village of baquba comes under assault sunday . according to the statements , 15 insurgents were lost while the strike was intensified .
Fallujah is not far from Karabilah.