In Fallujah, hospital officials are reporting another 15 Iraqis have been killed by US forces This comes as the United Nations’ top advisor in Iraq is criticizing the US for its attack on Fallujah. Over 600 Iraqis have been killed over the past week. The UN advisor Lakhdar Brahimi said, “The collective punishments are not acceptable, cannot be acceptable, and to cordon off and besiege a city is not acceptable. There is no military solution to the problems and … the use of force, especially of excessive use of force, makes matters worse.”