Fallujah mass graves

There have been no reports of the US military using napalm in Fallujah and no independent verification of the above statements. It remains unclear how the women and children were killed. The resident, who helped in the burial detail, told Aljazeerah that all 73 bodies were buried in one mass grave.

Late last week, US troops in Fallujah called on some residents who had fled the fighting to return and help bury some of the dead. However, according to other residents who managed to flee the fighting after US forces entered the city, hundreds of bodies still festooned the streets and were being fed on by packs of dogs.

Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Fallujah remained too dangerous to secure proper retrieval and burial of corpses. The ICRC and other relief groups have been unable to enter the city. "We could not enter Fallujah city so far due to the continuing battles," Muain Qasis, ICRC spokesman in Jordan, told Aljazeerah.

When asked about the security measures Qasis said: "In order to carry out an independent and acceptable humanitarian action, we must have guarantees ensuring the safety of the humanitarian staff." "The humanitarian situation in Fallujah city is very grim."

"The city is still suffering from shortage of public services. There is no water or electricity. There is no way to offer medical treatment to the injured families still surrounded inside the city," he added.

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