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6 unusual facts about Fallujah


Fallujah, The Hidden Massacre

Following pressure from former Labour MP Alice Mahon, the British Ministry of Defence confirmed the use of MK77 by US forces during the initial invasion of Iraq.

Gordian III

Persian sources claim that a battle was fought (Battle of Misiche) near modern Fallujah (Iraq) and resulted in a major Roman defeat and the death of Gordian III.

International Criminal Court and the 2003 invasion of Iraq

For example, no mention was made of any involvement by citizens of State Parties (e.g. the Scottish Black Watch regiment) in the US attack on Fallujah in 2003, which resulted in accusations of war crimes — though mainly by US and Iraqi government troops and Iraqi insurgents (who are not under ICC jurisdiction), rather than British forces.

Jane Arraf

During the war in Iraq she covered live the battles for Fallujah, Samarra and Tel Afar and was the only television correspondent embedded with U.S. forces fighting the Mehdi Army in Najaf in 2004.

Lancet surveys of Iraq War casualties

Since interpreting the results of the study would be complicated by the inclusion of an outlier cluster in Fallujah, where heavy fighting caused far more casualties than elsewhere in Iraq, the study focused mainly on the results that excluded the Fallujah cluster.

Osv.

Towards the end of part two, the action moves to the years 2001 and 2004, briefly covering the September 11 attacks and the battle for Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004.


Dan Grant

He consulted with international military forces and local leaders in Basra, Fallujah, and Mosul.

Operation Dawn

Second Battle of Fallujah also known as Operation Al-Fajr (The Dawn) (2004), joint US-Iraqi offensive against the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah during the Iraq War

Operation New Dawn

Second Battle of Fallujah, also known as Operation Al-Fajr (The Dawn), a 2004 joint U.S.-Iraqi offensive against the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah during the Iraq War

Project Reality

All of the maps in PR are new, including some based on real life locations, such as Basrah, Beirut, Fallujah, Karbala, Kufra, Mestia, Muttrah, the Korengal Valley, Helmand Province, the Gaza Strip, Vadsø, and some based on generic fictional locations in the Middle East, East Asia, and around the Black Sea.

Ryan Weemer

Two other members of Weemer's battalion, Sgt. Jose Nazario and Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, were also similarly charged for their roles in the Fallujah incident.


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