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The War
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Iraq: Urban Combat in Falluja - November 2004 |
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“[…] Thousands of American troops fought their way into the most
dangerous parts of Falluja last night at the start of an all-out assault to
win back control of the Iraqi insurgent stronghold. The much-heralded attack began
shortly after dusk in a two-pronged push by marines into suburbs in the
north, while US army soldiers fired volleys of mortars into the southern
parts of the city. […] The top US commander in Iraq, General George Casey,
said last night that ‘a major confrontation’ was expected. ‘We expect that we
will have a fight in there over the next few days. As I said, I do believe
some [insurgents] have relocated already to other places, but others have
come in.’ He said there were between 10,000 and 15,000 US troops and more
than five battalions of Iraqis involved in the operation. […]” Excerpt of a Guardian
article from November 9th,
2004. |
U.S. troops shooting at Falluja insurgents |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .wmv |
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Aftermath Scenes from ‘liberated’ Falluja |
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Dead boy |
Dead insurgent |
Dead civilian |
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Video & Photo Credits The Video The video features urban street fighting in Falluja during November of
2004. The producer of the video is most likely a member of the U.S. forces. Aftermath Scenes from ‘liberated’
Falluja 1) Dead boy is still
holding a white flag for surrender. - November 2004 - Dahr Jamail; 2) Dead insurgent,
partially eaten by dogs - November 2004 - Dahr Jamail; 3) Dead Iraqi
civilian. - November 2004 - Dahr Jamail; The photos are
re-published with the permission of the author. More photos from
Falluja can be found on Dahr
Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches website. |
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