Days after the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda seized control of Fallujah, Iraq, the terrorists attacked Iraqi special forces in the suburbs of the town.

Military officials did not give casualty totals but said that the assault began following the kidnapping of an army officer and four soldiers.

The terrorists gained control of Fallujah over the weekend along with part of the provincial capital of Ramadi. The cities are notorious for being locations of fierce fighting between local clans and also were the towns that American Marines called the “bloodiest battles” of the 2004 Iraq War.

Al-Qaeda has declared an Islamic state in Iraq and raised their flag over the government buildings under their control in the two cities.

In addition to the military style fighting with troops, al-Qaeda terrorists have been continuing to launch homicide bomb attacks on military checkpoints and police stations. An attack on a police station in Kirkuk killed 2 and wounded 55 today.