U.S. TROOPS REINFORCES ITS PRESENCE IN VILLAGE OF FALLUJA, 2003-06-05 (photo)

An Iraqi cyclist passes in front of a U.S. Army Bradley armoured vehicle taking position at a main intersection in the village of Falluja, 70 km (40 miles), west of Baghdad June 5, 2003. A U.S. soldier was killed and five were wounded when an assailant fired at least one rocket-propelled grenade at them in the restive Iraqi town of Falluja on Thursday, the U.S. military and residents said.The attack took place as the United States sent more than 3,000 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade and dozens of tanks to the Sunni Muslim town to contain attacks on its forces. REUTERS/Aladin Abdel Naby