US tanks leaving, Iraqi general heads in

Описание: (30 Apr 2004)
1. US tanks on road
2. US soldiers taking off barbed wire
3. Tanks leaving
4. Road block being dismantled
5. Various of tanks leaving
6. Bulldozer removing road blocks
7. Various of troops packing equipment
8. Black car with old Iraqi flag on road
9. Two generals from Saddam Hussein's regime in car, General Gassim Saleh Mehemdi (wearing green) and General Abdallah (wearing beige)
UPSOUND (Arabic)
Q - Have you reached an agreement?
A - "God willing."
10. People surrounding general's car
11. People celebrating around generals' car holding Iraqi flag

STORYLINE:

US Marines pulled back from some positions in Fallujah early on Friday after talks aimed at ending a siege with insurgents holed up in the city.

Marines negotiated a plan to pull back forces _ a move that could lift a siege that has continued for almost a month _ and allow an Iraqi force led by a former Saddam Hussein general to handle security.

Witnesses said US troops moved back from some positions in the western part of the city.

The agreement came after a barrage of international pressure on the United States to prevent a revival of the bloodshed seen in Fallujah during the first two weeks of April.

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