Eight people have been killed in an explosion at a house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
The US military confirmed that it dropped six bombs in what it described as a 'co-ordinated air strike against a mujahideen safe house'.
US forces had launched a series of air strikes in the town to destroy what they describe as safe-houses used by the network of the Jordanian-born militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Amnesty law in Iraq to be brought forward
The interim government in Iraq is planning to bring forward new laws this week offering an amnesty to people who have been involved in attacking US-led coalition forces and the Iraqi security services.
The administration says it is trying to isolate foreign fighters operating in Iraq.
The country's Deputy Foreign Minister, Hamid Al-Bayati, told RTÉ the government wanted to offer the insurgents a way out of their situation before getting tough.
Concern over border crossing reports
In a separate development, King Abdullah of Jordan has said he is concerned by reports that hundreds of people are crossing unmonitored into Iraq each day.
Yesterday, Iraq's interim Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, said foreign fighters were coming into Iraq from every neighbouring country, and that those countries had done little to tighten border controls.
King Abdullah said continued unrest in Iraq would only increase the likelihood of a civil war.
