Islam Online News
“A few hours before the massive onslaught, US forces seized the Fallujah hospital and barred doctors from doing their job.

“US occupation forces stormed the hospital I was working for in Fallujah, detaining and opening fire on medical teams,” said a doctor, who only identified himself as Rafae. “I had to hide my profession to avoid being killed or detained,” he said. “I opened up a house clinic but I have not enough medicine or antiseptics to make first aid,” he added.

Ali Abbas, a doctor besieged by US forces in Fallujah, said in a desperate appeal to Al-Jazeera Satellite TV that the city has turned into a “massive grave”. “Dead bodies are everywhere, and we could not evacuate them. No water, no electricity. We appeal to the world to help us,” Abbas cried in the appeal, carried by Al-Jazeera.”

Scotsman News: Fallujah turned into disaster area
“AID workers yesterday warned that four days of fighting had turned the city of Fallujah into a disaster area, with water and electricity cut off and the stench of dead bodies permeating the air.”

Thousands are still trapped inside their homes, unable to get out. US military commanders say civilian casualties have been low, but that is disputed by residents, who describe incidents in which non-combatants, including women and children, have been killed by shrapnel or hit by bombs.

Scores of buildings in Fallujah have been completely destroyed, with TV footage showing some districts all but levelled. Water and electricity have been shut off for days and food shops have been closed, residents say.

“Anyone who gets injured is likely to die, because there’s no medicine and they can’t get to doctors,” said Abdul-Hameed Salim, a volunteer with the Red Crescent. “There are snipers everywhere. Go outside and you’re going to get shot.”

“There’s no water. People are drinking dirty water. Children are dying. People are eating flour because there’s no proper food,” Rasoul Ibrahim, a father of three.