Aid Convoy Reaches Falluja, Gunmen Stay in Mosul

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - An Iraqi Red Crescent convoy reached Falluja Saturday with the first aid since U.S.-led forces began to blast their way in five days ago, and Iraqi officials said only pockets of rebel resistance remained.

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"Conditions in Falluja are catastrophic," said Red Crescent spokeswoman Firdoos al-Abadi, whose organization says there are severe shortages of food and medicine in the city.


Abadi said the Red Crescent's five trucks and three ambulances had arrived at the main hospital on the western edge of Falluja, some 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041113/ts_nm/iraq_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480

The whole Red Crecsent thing is getting confusing...did they get there or not??? Conflicting reports all day. :shrug:

or something along those lines.

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The government, however, reopened two border crossings with Syria and Jordan for festivities marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.