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U.S. MARINES TAKE POSITION NEAR IRAQI TOWN OF FALLUJA.
U.S. Marines from Gulf Company, Second Battalion, First Marine Expeditionary Force take their fighting position near the Iraqi town of Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad on April 29, 2004. U.S. Marines besieging Falluja have agreed to begin pulling out of key areas of the Iraqi city under their control, the local police commander said on Thursday. REUTERS/Oleg Popov OP/CRB