Nine killed as US bombs Fallujah fighters
US warplanes and artillery units bombed the Sunni militant stronghold of Fallujah today, killing at least nine people and wounding 12 others, hospital officials and witnesses said.
The US military had no immediate comment.
Witnesses said the bombing targeted the city’s al-Shurta neighbourhood, damaging buildings and raising clouds of black smoke. Ambulances and private cars rushed the injured to hospital.
Dr Adel Khamis of the Fallujah General Hospital said at least nine people were killed, including women and children, and 12 others wounded.
Witnesses said US warplanes repeatedly swooped low over the city and that artillery units deployed on the outskirts of the city also opened fire.
