US forces withdraw from Iraqi town of Falluja Friday

[Nottingham]

US forces withdraw from Iraqi town of Falluja Friday after troops come under repeated attacks.

snip.....

Ex-Iraq commander Gen. Franks: US troops face 10-25 attacks a day, partly because they are hunting “jihadists” and fighters crossing from Syria.

:bounce: Syria Syria!! it keeps coming up in the News!

:bounce: I feel the Tensions rising!

[grytpype]

1. li]nk

http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/weekly/newsnat-12jul2003-14.htm



US scales back troops in Falluja

The United States military has scaled back troop numbers in the western Iraqi town of Falluja.

The US military denies the move is a response to ongoing attacks by Iraqi guerrilla fighters.

The situation in the Muslim town has been tense since US soldiers shot dead at least 16 demonstrators in late April.

All but half a dozen of the 4,000 US soldiers posted to Falluja will remain there.

Taking over control of security will be the newly recruited Iraqi police force, which has also been targeted by resistance fighters since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

[laconicsax]

2. The article doesn't mention

that the Falluja police demanded that the troops leave a couple days ago.

[J B]

5. Hence, I must agree with #4: We ARE retreating.

This flies totally in the face of what the US commander on the scene was saying, along the lines of, "They have the right to protest now, but it doesn't matter what they think, we're staying right here in full."

Stunning really

[grytpype]

3. kick! this is big news!

[displacedtexan]

4. We're Retreating????????????

weird.

[grytpype]

6. The article is unclear...

All but 6 of 4000 American troops are pulling out? If so, God help those six men!