Iraqi Army Withdraws From Fallujah

Marine Corps News | By Pfc. Brian Jones | September 05, 2007
FALLUJAH - The last battalion of Iraqi soldiers with 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, withdrew from the Anbar Province city of Fallujah, Sept. 1, leaving the city's security and stability in the hands of the local police and government.

Brig. Gen. Ali al-Hashemi, the brigade's commander, said the time had come when Iraqi Police alone could handle law enforcement in the city.