Will Walsh got to know the Iraqi city of Fallujah while running across its bridges in the middle of the night, under fire, looking for IEDs. That was nearly 10 years ago. Last weekend, the former Army ...
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BAGHDAD – Five weeks after a military operation began, a senior Iraqi commander declared Sunday that the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from the Islamic State group, giving a major boost to ...
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The angry, violent Sunni city of Fallujah in western Iraq was as “iconic” in George Bush’s invasion as Bastogne in World War Two and the siege of Hue in Vietnam. The Fallujah battles “stood for” ...
Ten years ago today, U.S. Marines began their assault of the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Operation Phantom Fury, as it was called, would become the bloodiest battle for American forces in the Iraq War.
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State ...
KARBALA, Iraq – The plush accommodation halls on the outskirts of this southern Iraqi city, normally reserved for visiting Shiite pilgrims, now teem with displaced Sunnis fleeing violence in the ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Iraqi forces are locked in ongoing battles with fighters from the ...
As the year comes to a close, we look back at some of our favorite KPBS stories in 2014: the 10-year anniversary of the second Battle for Fallujah, a study that hoped to measure whether surfing is an ...
NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the project "Back at Base." This is the first installment ...