At least 800 civilians have been killed during the U.S. military siege
of Fallujah, a Red Cross official estimates. Speaking on condition of
anonymity for fear of U.S. military reprisal, a high-ranking official
with the Red Cross in Baghdad told IPS that "at least 800 civilians"
have been killed in Fallujah so far. His estimate is based on reports
from Red Crescent aid workers stationed around the embattled city, from
residents within the city, and from refugees, he said. "Several of our
Red Cross workers have just returned from Fallujah since the Americans
won't let them into the city," he said. "And they said the people they
are tending to in the refugee camps set up in the desert outside the
city are telling horrible stories of suffering and death inside
Fallujah." The official said that both Red Cross and Iraqi Red Crescent
relief teams had asked the U.S. military in Fallujah to take in medical
supplies to people trapped in the city, but their repeated requests had
been turned down. [more]
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