US to hand Fallujah over to Republican Guard General

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.

The agreement would lead to the creation of a local force of 1,100 members called the Fallujah Protective Army that would patrol the city under the command of one of Saddam Hussein’s top generals.