U.S. TROOPS TAKE OVER SADDAM HUSSEIN'S HOMETOWN OF TIKRIT, 2003-04-15 (photo)

U.S. Marines drive their armored vehicle through the main square of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit in central Iraq in this picture taken on April,14 2003. Having declared their 27-day war on Saddam Hussein all but over, the United States and Britain launch talks on Tuesday with fractious Iraqi groups on how the country should be ruled now he has been overthrown. U.S.-led troops worked alongside local police to try and restore order on the streets of Baghdad and other Iraqi cities after Saddam's final stronghold, his hometown of Tikrit, fell to U.S. forces on Monday without the bloody fight many expected. REUTERS/Nikola Solic