November 13, 2004
All Smiles
United States troops have prevented a Red Crescent convoy of emergency aid from reaching residents inside the Iraqi city of Fallujah, after allowing it as far as the main hospital.
Hopes were raised that the military would make an exception to a no-entry rule when the trucks were allowed as far as the Fallujah general hospital, which was seized ahead of a U.S.-Iraqi assault to gain control of the city.
But Red Crescent spokeswoman Ferdus al-Ibadi says wounded residents inside the battle zone have been forbidden from entering the fully equipped facility while U.S. forces stopped the aid convoy from reaching them.
The U.S. military was not immediately available for comment.
Posted by Eddie Tews at November 13, 2004 06:29 PM
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