Doctors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah are reporting a high level of birth defects, with some blaming weapons used by the US after the Iraq invasion. The city witnessed fierce fighting in 2004 as US forces carried out a major offensive against insurgents. British-based Iraqi researcher Malik Hamdan said doctors in Fallujah were witnessing a massive unprecedented number of heart defects, and an increase in the number of nervous system defects.<br/><br/>She said that one doctor in the city had compared data about birth defects from before 2003 when she saw about one case every two months, but with the situation now, she saw cases every day. Now, the level of heart defects among newborn babies is said to be 13 times higher than in Europe. However, the US military says it is not aware of any official reports showing an increase in birth defects in the area. found in Europe.<br/>