US troops began clearing razor wire from the main entrance to Fallujah today as their commanders met local officials to work out details of a deal aimed at lifting the month long siege of the city.

US Marines began pulling back from some positions around the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah today, according to unconfirmed reports.

US marines performed an abrupt U-turn yesterday and prepared to hand the siege city of Fallujah over to an Iraqi army led by one of Saddam Hussein’s top generals.

US marines performed an abrupt U-turn today and prepared to hand the siege city of Fallujah over to an Iraqi army led by one of Saddam Hussein’s top generals.

Attacks on coalition troops in Iraq are being led by Saddam Hussein’s secret service, which spent months before the fall of Baghdad planning to resist the invaders, it was reported today.