Illegal heavy weapons used inside Falluja
During both sieges of Falluja the US army used different types of weapons and ammunition
causing random widespread damage to civilians living in crowded areas. Some of the
weapons used are illegal under the conventions of warfare.
These weapons have been used in densely populated areas and districts, even with prior
knowledge that civilians remain in these areas the US army used these weapons.
The majority of victims affected by these attacks were women and children. Doctors for Iraq
documented the usage of these weapons through interview with members of the organisation
working in the city, eyewitnesses, families of victims and through photos and video footage.
Doctors for Iraq is concerned about all aspects of the attacks on Falluja. The use of illegal
weapons is just part of our concern. The entire military action and all its horrific
consequences on thousands of civilians will have a long-term impact on many generations.
All violations of international law must be investigated equally and thoroughly.

Chemical agents and Napalm
During the second siege of Falluja- US soldiers used chemical agents such as white
phosphorus and napalm inside the city. Doctors for Iraq gathered information at the 2time
from doctors working in the area and some eyewitnesses showing the aftermath of these
chemicals being used. Recent media reports show how white phosphorus was used inside
Falluja. At the time the US military denied using any chemical agents- now they admit to
using white phosphorus but deny the use of napalm.
Napalm is gel fuel bomb that explodes when it reacts with the ground producing a huge fire
with substance that sticks to exposed skin causing it to burn on impact. Napalm produces
heat as fierce as 300-350 c he napalm bomb produces smoke that irritates and damages the
repertory system – in some cases it can cause suffocation. Doctors for Iraq is trying to
establish if white phosphorus has been combined with napalm to produce a lethal bomb that
can generate e heat of up to 3000c
US soldiers prevented aid workers from entering the city- they were only allowed inside
Falluja three days after the end of the siege which raises questions as to why there was a
delay. Aid workers and doctors gathering bodies from inside residents’ homes after the siege.
Many of these bodies were of women and children who had died in their beds and in their
homes without any bullets entering them. Many of the bodies showed signs of suffocation.
Doctors for Iraq / Dec. 12th 2005
Doctors for Iraq has photos and footages of bodies with significant burns to exposed skin. In
some cases only the bones remained as all the skin had melted away.

Cluster bombs
Cluster bombs are illegal and cannot be used in densely populated areas. These huge bombs
are dropped from the sky and fragment into smaller bombs that can spread over a wider
distance. These bombs are highly dangerous as each small bomb produces a massive shell
that has a devastating impact on the human body. Some of these bombs don’t explode on
impact and can be activated after they have been dropped which is why so many victims of
cluster bombs are children who come across cluster bombs. As a doctor I saw the results of
these bombs – and how they destroy the body’s vascular anatomy and how it’s almost
impossible to repair the damage to the body.
The cluster bomb was used during the first and second sieges of Falluja in areas crowded by
civilians such as Jolan quarter in the north east of Falluja and Shoda quarter in the southeast.
As a doctor I remember the third night of the siege of Falluja when the US army was facing
difficulties entering the Jolan quarter of Falluja- they used cluster bombs and I and my fellow
doctors ended up trying to treat people shattered into pieces by these bombs. The majority of
patients that I tried to treat were women and children.