SAN DIEGO – Shirley Parrello knows that her youngest boy believed in his mission in Iraq. But as she watches Iraqi government forces try to retake the hard-won city of Fallujah from al-Qaida-linked ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In November 2004, U.S. and allied forces descended upon the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. For ...

BAGHDAD, Oct. 27 -- Local leaders in the insurgent-held city of Fallujah said Wednesday that they were continuing to negotiate with Iraq's interim government on a possible handover of the city to ...

Members of Task Force 2-7 prepare to enter a building in Fallujah on November 9, 2004 during the Second Battle of Fallujah, or Operation Al-Fajr. (Courtesy of the US Defense Department / Sgt. 1st ...

The U.S. Navy is naming a future America-class landing helicopter assault (LHA) ship the USS Fallujah, a nod to two of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq War. "It is an honor to memorialize the Marines ...

Six Days In Fallujah is a first-person tactical military shooter based on true stories from the Second Battle for Fallujah in 2004. The Second Battle for Fallujah began in 2004 after Al Qaeda seized ...

U.S. Marines from the 1st U.S. Marines Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines Regiment fire at insurgents Nov. 9, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images) The Navy’s ...

In November 2004, U.S. and allied forces descended upon the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. For roughly six weeks they fought house to house and room by room against ...