Irises scanned in Fallujah as residents return
At US checkpoints, returning men of military age are being fingerprinted and having their irises scanned
And east of the city, about 100 people lined up at an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint to receive passes giving them permission to enter.
A spokesman for the US marines said Falluja was not yet ready for what he called comfortable living
BBC's Caroline Hawley in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, says civilians who fled the city to neighbouring areas are now desperate to return.
The government says it has set up water tanks for them in the city, and will give each returning resident $100.
It is also promising eventually to pay compensation to the many whose homes have been destroyed or damaged. Link
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