The American army is preparing for the assault El Falluja

American troops are preparing for a large-scale attack on the Iraqi city of El Falluja, who is in the hands of resistance militants.

Around the city, more than 10,000 American troops are concentrated. The attack on El Falludge, according to American commanders, should be the most "terrible battle of the US Army since the Vietnamese War."

In anticipation of the beginning of the operation, American aviation bombing goals in El Falluj. Fighters of the American Air Force strikes the city, reports Sky News .

On Sunday evening, the Americans regained control of the main hospital in the city, as well as over two strategically important bridges. The hospital building took the Iraqi special forces storm with the support of the US Army Marine Corps, CNN reports.

Representatives of the command say that they need a hospital for the timely assistance to the wounded during the fighting soldiers.

According to journalists, the city protects more than 3,000 well -armed Iraqi militants. They build barricades and prepare the attacks of suicide bombers to repel an American offensive.