In pictures: Falluja pullout

1 of 7 US marines around the strife-torn city of Falluja pack up the camouflage netting before pulling out.

2 of 7 They cut down the barbed wire around their temporary bases from which they tried to suppress a revolt for three weeks.

3 of 7 Their tanks move outside the city - to be replaced by a force of about 1,000 soldiers, mostly from the former Iraqi army.

4 of 7 Iraqis trying to cross into Falluja wait anxiously as American-installed checkpoints are dismantled...

5 of 7 ... and, finally, make their way back into the city.

6 of 7 As the Americans retreat, they leave behind crowds of rejoicing Falluja residents...

7 of 7 ... but in many quarters of the 300,000-strong city, the scars of battle remain.