NAJAF, Iraq -- Insurgents and rebellious Shiites mounted a string of attacks across Iraq's Shiite south and U.S. Marines launched a major assault on the turbulent Sunni city of Fallujah on Tuesday. Up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack ...

FALLUJAH, Iraq — Iraqi forces took over positions Friday from Marines and raised the Iraqi flag at the entrance to Fallujah under a plan to end the monthlong siege of the city, but a suicide car bomb ...

Twenty years ago this month, U.S. Marines began fighting the largest urban battle since the Vietnam War. More than 12,000 American, British and Iraqi troops fought for Fallujah, which had become an ...

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Gunmen waved their weapons in Fallujah's streets and outside car windows Saturday, cheering what they called a victory as U.S. forces pulled back. But the Marines insisted they weren ...

2004-04-29 04:00:00 PDT Fallujah, Iraq-- A milestone in the protracted siege of Fallujah will occur Friday, when joint patrols of U.S. Marines and Iraqi security forces are scheduled to enter ...

Then-Capt. Doug Zembiec gives orders to his men over a radio prior to leaving their secured compound for a short patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. (AP/U.S. Marine Corps. via The Albuquerque Journal, ...

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 ...

FALLUJAH, IRAQ — In 2004 and 2005, the Iraqi city of Fallujah was a killing field. Al Qaeda dominated the streets. Insurgent snipers sought to pick off U.S. Marines on patrol. Some of the fiercest ...

Marine commanders in Fallujah announce an agreement intended to end the nearly month-long siege of the city. Under the deal, former Iraqi soldiers will replace U.S. Marines encircling Fallujah.

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