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Inside Fallujah: Marines' urban combat tactics

Explore the tactics used by Marines during urban combat operations in Fallujah and the challenges of fighting in one of the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam had just assembled in the dark ...
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 ...
During some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraq War, US Marines stumbled upon something completely unexpected—a KFC restaurant in the heart of Fallujah. Far more than just a fast-food outlet, the ...
Marines say the restive Sunni Triangle, including Fallujah, is a particularly nettlesome environment for the development projects meant to win over Iraq's people. Following an aborted Marine attack in ...
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - 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 ...
The Marine Corps is working to create more sizes of body armor, but has not yet incorporated features used by the Army to make protection better fitting for female service members. (U.S. Marine Corps) ...