Iraqi assault drove insurgents off the streets of the northern town of Samarra at the weekend. Police patrolled the town on Tuesday and water and electricity were restored. President Ghazi Yawar said his government was trying to avoid storming Falluja. "We are trying to work out a way for Iraqi forces to enter the city peacefully and take control. We are trying to have coalition forces remain outside the city as support forces. We hope we won't need to enter the city," Yawar told Arab satellite television Al Arabiya. "I told people in Falluja that this (military action) will not be a picnic, this will be very hard and decisive. We do not want our people to be hurt," Yawar said. He said the government would seek a peaceful solution on condition that people in Falluja turned over heavy and medium weapons.
