US representatives entered into direct negotiations with El Falluja elders

Representatives of the US Armed Forces and the American Civil Administration in Iraq entered on Friday direct negotiations with El Falluja elders. In this Iraqi city for 12 days, fierce clashes have been taking place between the coalition forces and the militants of the Iraqi resistance.

These are the first direct contacts of this kind in 12 days of the actual siege of the city. Until now, negotiations with the inhabitants of El Falluji led Iraqi political figures cooperating with the United States. Negotiations were held on the basis of the American Marine Corps on the outskirts of the city, ITAR-TASS reports. Their details and agreements are not disclosed.

The coalition delegation includes its senior representative Richard Jones and two American generals, Interfax reports. According to the representative of the Iraqi side, the purpose of the negotiations is to "try to restore calm and, with the consent of the Americans, to convey the functions of compliance with the law and protection of order in the city of Iraqi Police." "This is not easy, given the constant violations of the ceasefire by the American Marines," he added.

During the night clashes with American military personnel, 15 Iraqis were killed, 20 people were injured. On Thursday, as a result of clashes with US Army units, 9 Iraqis were killed in El Falluj, another 31 were injured. This was reported on Friday by Iraqi medical sources.

Last night, American aircraft led a massive bombing of residential quarters of the city using cassette bombs . Such bombs are an increased danger to the civilian population and military personnel. Cassette bombs-containers are dropped from aircraft. In the air, they open, scattering hundreds of small mini -bombs - Subboteopasi. The bomb-coneiner separated from the aircraft is torn at a certain height above the ground, providing the optimal area of ​​dispersal of the Sabbaths, each of which, independently exploded, defeats manpower and enemy equipment.