we want the americans to arm us directly, he says. if they give it to the government they will take what they want and give us the weapons, the good stuff to keep. outside the hospital, you can see the help they are getting. an ambulance from sunni saudi arabia. inside, three injured, from a mortar that hit offduty young fighters playing football the day before a nother died. this town endures, yet feels abandoned despite broad recognition it is vital they win. nick paton walsh, cnn. ian lee, tracking developments and joins us from cairo on the latest in iraq. ian, how did the three day operation in falluja go, kidd g considering you have sectarian divisions b and as we saw from the report some fighters not being paid yet. it is going very slowly as we have been hearing and seeing on the ground. while they are able to push and push isis back, isis has been