Ceasefire In Fallujah

Updated:08:34, Sunday April 25, 2004

An "indefinite" ceasefire has reportedly been secured in the besieged city of Fallujah.

A mediator told the AFP news agency a deal had been struck by the US-led Coalition and city leaders.

Coalition soldiers on patrol near Fallujah

The deal would involve a ban being enforced on carrying arms.

Hashim al Hassani of the Iraq Islamic Party said: "We have reached a new deal that extended the ceasefire indefinitely and secured an agreement on several new points."

He said the deal includes a ban on carrying weapons as of Tuesday and the start of joint patrols in the city.

These would involve Iraqi police and Civil Defence Corps forces and coalition troops in the city on the same day.

Weeks of fierce fighting in the city have left hundreds dead and wounded.