In Fallujah the civilian death toll from the 8-day assault is still unknown. Yesterday the US military refused to allow an aid convoy from the Iraqi Red Crescent to enter the city. The convoy was carrying food, water and medical supplies. Even doctors inside Fallujah have said they could do little to help injured Iraqis because if they left their houses they would be shot dead. One doctor told the Los Angeles Times “I saw the injured people on the street, covered in blood, staggering, screaming, shouting, 'Help me! Help me!' but we could not get out and help them because we would be killed.”