Today the attack on the Iraqi city of Fallujah has begun. Reportedly a insurgent stronghold, Fallujah has repeatedly been the target of U.S. attacks and had suffered high civilian casualties. This past weekend the U.S. carried out airstrikes against "suspected insurgent strongholds", reducing to ruble the Nazzal emergency hospital. Also targeted in the initial phase of the attack was the Falluja General Hospital. U.S. forces and units of the newly formed Iraqi army converged on the hospital on Monday. Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi claimed that 38 people were killed in the Hospital seizure, a figure later reputed by a U.S. military spokesperson. When asked why the hospital was selected as one of the initial targets for the attack on Fallujah, a senior American officer said, "It's a center of propaganda." The Hospital was reportedly one of the main sources for figures on Iraqi civilian deaths in Fallujah.
Assualt on Fallujah Begins, Hospitals Targeted
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