Led by the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, the Second Battle of Fallujah was later described as "some of the heaviest urban combat Marines and Soldiers have been involved in since Huế City in Vietnam in 1968" [18] and as the toughest battle the U.S. military has been in since the end of the Vietnam War. [19]

At least 35 members of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, have died by suicide, Edwards told Marine Corps Times in a July interview at Quantico, Virginia.

Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack on the city of Fallujah, Iraq.

2024年10月15日 · On April 4, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) kicked off Operation Vigilant Resolve, the first large-scale American effort to capture Fallujah from insurgent forces. Intense fighting raged for six days.

2024年11月14日 · The city of Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad along the Euphrates River, became a hotbed for insurgent fighters and the scene of the bloodiest battle for U.S.-led coalition troops during the Iraq War. Here is a look back at the major turning points over the last 20 years.

2023年4月4日 · On March 31, 2004, armed insurgents ambushed and killed four American civilian security contractors who were driving through the city of Fallujah, Iraq. Within hours of the attack, shocking...

2017年11月7日 · The effort was led by the U.S. Marine Corps and was the bloodiest battle of the Iraq war. The impetus for the battle began in March when four American private military contractors from...

2024年11月7日 · Twenty years ago today, on the evening of November 7, 2004, a small task force entered the city of Fallujah. Composed of a US Marine reconnaissance company, a Marine infantry company, a US Army mechanized infantry company, and an Iraqi commando battalion, the task force quickly secured a hospital and two nearby bridges spanning the

Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack on the city of Fallujah, Iraq.

A U.S. Marine Corps MIM main battle tank from 2d Tank Bn, attached to 3d Bn, 5th Marines, 1stMarDiv, fires into a building during a firefight with insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Al Fajr.