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<dd>Aid finally reaches Fallujah civilians<br>
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<dd>11/27/2004 9:31:00 PM GMT <br><br>
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<dd>Red Crescent convoys have finally reached Fallujah civilians, after
the deadly U.S.-led assault that broke out earlier this month and stayed
for nearly three weeks with the aim of seizing control over the
city.</b> <br><br>
<dd>The Iraqi Red Crescent told reporters on Saturday that it has managed
to deliver aid to the battle-wrecked Iraqi city of Fallujah. <br><br>
<dd>However, a spokesman said that the organisation fears that more than
6,000 people may have died in the U.S. 0ffensive and that thousands of
families are in bad need of assistance. <br><br>
<dd>Convoys carrying food, water, medicine and blankets and other
supplies were reported moving around Fallujah, however, there is still no
running water or electricity. <br>
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<dd>The Red Crescent said that 60 people came out to get assistance in
one street alone. <br><br>
<dd>Dr. Said Haqi, Red Crescent president, said that the organisation has
set up an office close to the city centre. <br><br>
<dd>Dr. Haqi told reporters that one man in his mid-50s approached them
after staying in his house for the past month - depending solely on water
and sugar. <br><br>
<dd>UN information network Irin reported that spokesman Muhammad al-Nuri
said the Red Crescent estimated that more than 6,000 people may have died
in Fallujah offensive. <br><br>
<dd>According to Al Nuri, moving around the city was very difficult as a
result of the huge number of dead bodies scattered everywhere. <br><br>
<dd>"Bodies can be seen everywhere and people were crying when
receiving the food parcels. It is very sad, it is a human disaster,"
Mr. Nuri said. <br><br>
<dd>However, no outbreaks of disease have been reported but the
destruction is widespread, reports say. <br><br>
<dd>Dr. Said expects that the ran away residents of Fallujah wont be able
to return to the city before two months. <br><br>
<dd>U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major offensive on the Iraqi city of
Fallujah nearly three weeks ago, but massive aerial bombardments of the
city took place for weeks before that. <br><br>
<dd>On Wednesday the Turkish Red Crescent reported that it has sent an
aid convoy to Fallujah.<br><br>
<dd>''U.S. forces has launched a military operation in Fallujah. The city
has become the scene of a human disaster'', Red Crescent Deputy Director
General Bulent Ay said on Wednesday. <br><br>
<dd>''The aid which includes 200 tents, 1,000 blankets, 500 pillows,
foodstuff, drinking water, medicine and soaps will be handed over to
Iraqi Red Crescent officials at the Habur Border crossing,'' Ay
added.<br><br>
<dd>Other developments<br><br>
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<dd>Meanwhile, two U.S. marines were killed in Fallujah, where and U.S.
and Iraqi troops still encounter sporadic resistance after the deadly
assault, the U.S. military said.<br><br>
<dd>"Two marines were killed on November 25 in Fallujah during
clearing and sweeping operations," a spokesman said. <br><br>
<dd>The major U.S.-led military operation in Fallujah which broke out on
November 8, has been winding down over the past few days, however
security has not been restored yet<br><br>
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