the surge in violence has occurred while u . s . marine and iraqi troops battle militants near yaht on the syrian border . british and american gunships pounded sites to support a 1 , 000 marines force . a marine statement also said posts in the damaged county of diyala came under threat saturday . according to the statement , 15 insurgents were killed while the attacker was repulsed .
Fallujah is not far from Karabilah.