Injured Iraqi women and kids during the American troops' attack in Fallujah. (Xinhua/Reuters photo)

US warplanes and artillery pounded the rebel-held city of Fallujah as battles continued on Monday between US-Iraqi forces and fighters who defend the city,killing 15 civilians and wounding 25 others, witnesses said.

"We received 15 bodies and 25 wounded in the latest US bombardment on the city," medical sources in the substituted hospital in one of the mosques in the city, told Xinhua.

US warplanes and artillery pounded Fallujah as fierce battles continued on all fronts around the city.

Sources from Mujahedin Council in the city told Xinhua that fighters of the city shot down three unmanned planes, used for reconnaissance and two helicopters since the beginning of the US-led major offensive on Fallujah. They also said Fallujah fighters destroyed a tank and an armored vehicle for the US forces.

Loud speakers on mosques and moving cars also announced that 108 national guard members have surrendered to Fallujah fighters. Loud speakers also confirmed that the fighters captured 36 US soldiers in an industrial area.

US Marines backed by the Iraqi government troops started an all-out offensive in a bid to regain the control of the rebel-held city.