Nov 12, 2004 - The people of Fallujah, who are the victims of a savage assault, have issued an appeal for assistance to the world, asking that they intevene to put a stop to American aggression and help in with its tragic situation.

With all medical facilities destroyed, phone lines in many areas cut, electricity and water shut off and shops closed, the 100,000 civilians trapped in the city are facing a crises of grave proportions.

In their statement the people of Fallujah urged those of conscience in the world to help them overcome the humanitarian crisis that they face as a result of the brutal American offensive on their city.

The appeal came after American invader forces had cut off electricity, water, medical support, and access to other necessities from the city’s residents in an attempt to subjugate the city to their imperial control. The result is a disastrous situation in which the population suffers from hunger and thirst.

Doctors And Nurses Martyred By American Fire

In answer to appeals from administrative staff of Fallujah General Hospital to help their brothers and sisters in Fallujah, 50 doctors and nurses gathered in nearby as-Saqlawiyah and set out Thursday afternoon for the besieged city. Occupation forces are inflicting savage death and destruction, occupying their hospital and deploying snipers atop its roof to shoot down anyone who dares approach it.

The Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent in Fallujah confirmed that the doctors and nurses arrived near the city where they got out of their cars in order to slip into Fallujah individually so as to avoid being stopped by the American military.

The volunteers walked to a branch of the Euphrates River, and on crossing it were entering Fallujah when US snipers opened fire on them. Seventeen of the doctors and nurses were shot dead as they crossed the river, which is between 150 and 170 meters wide. The survivors continued across and made it into the city, many of them wounded themselves.

Fallujah Mujahideen Issue Warning To Phone Company

The Fallujah Mujahideen issued a statement yesterday warning the Iraqi mobile telephone company that their offices and branch locations would be attacked if they did not cease serving as "lackeys" of the US occupation.

The statement, signed the Council of Mujahideen of Fallujah [Majlis Mujahidi Fallujah], threatened the 'Iraquna Company" mobile telephone firm and demanded that it stop collaborating with the US occupation. It also demanded that it re-open the telephone lines that it had shut down for the many people who want to spread the word of their ordeal outside of Iraq, in particular in view of the information blockade imposed by the US occupation on the reality being endured by Iraqi civilians.

The statement gave the 'company until 9pm last night to comply, saying that if it failed to do so, it will be subject to Mujahideen attacks throughout the entire country.