On the horizon the reason why. Various shots of vehicles and troops checking IDs. Plume of smoke rises over community buildings. Troops scan horizon before two are shown stepping into a Hummer. The serjeant and his team stop to survey the ground ahead.
Armored vehicle moves through town arch over road.
Moving camera shot of deserted city street. But now, it appeared no more than a ghost town. Two hours of Iraqi shelling early this morning had left few obvious marks of damage. But every shop was shut, not a soul was on the street. Waist shot of ITN journalist.