Reuters is reporting the residents of Fallujah are now facing a humanitarian crisis as the US assault on the city enters its fifth day. The U.S. military has reported 18 of its soldiers have died as well as 600 Iraqis whom the military described as insurgents. The US has offered no estimates as to the number of civilians killed so far in the battle. Aid workers in the city said innocent people are dying because no medical workers can reach them. The interim Iraqi government has made it illegal for all men between the ages of 15 and 55 to be on the streets of the city at any time. In addition the US has destroyed several medical buildings including a hospital, first aid clinic and medical storage center.