U.S. soldiers adjust razor wire at their position at the entrance of Falluja May 1, 2004. Mired in a bloody, month-long siege that was costing lives on both sides and outraging Iraqi and wider Arab opinion, U.S. Marines pulled back Friday and entrusted security to local police and a new force of ex-soldiers under General Jasim Mohamed Saleh, formerly of Saddam's feared Republican Guard. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj DS/WS