Now the American military occupiers say there are no less than 1500 fighters in Falluja alone, as they still desperately talk of a negotiated settlement. Even the UN Secretary General has blasted the US operation in Falluja:-
“The reason why I asked for caution is that the more these attacks - the more the occupation is seen as taking steps that harm civilians and the population, the greater the ranks of the resistance grows.”
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=10558&Cr=iraq&Cr1=