Hell in the Heartland: The First Battle of Ramadi
In April 2004, the quiet streets of Ramadi exploded into one of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq War. Over just a few days, U.S. Marines from the 2nd Battal...
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The First Battle of Fallujah Part 3: Stalemate and Withdrawal
The Siege Deepens Total Encirclement By April 10, 2004, U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Division—including 1st Battalion, 5th Marines; 2nd Battalion, 1st Ma...
The First Battle of Fallujah Part 2: Fighting Block By Block
Dive into the fierce urban battle that defined the First Battle of Fallujah. From the opening Marine offensive on April 4 to relentless house-to-house fighti...
The First Battle of Fallujah Part 1: Before the Fire
Fallujah, 2004: a city on the brink, where insurgents and U.S. Marines clashed in one of the Iraq War’s most intense battles. What began as a tragic ambush o...
Hell on Route Cardinals: The 2004 Good Friday Ambush
The 2004 Good Friday Ambush stands as one of the most intense and harrowing battles of the Iraq War, where bravery and tragedy collided in the heat of combat...
The Ramadan Offensive of 2003: Insurgency Ignites After the Invasion
In the fall of 2003, just months after the fall of Baghdad, Iraq erupted in a wave of violence that shattered any illusions of a quick and peaceful occupatio...
Ivy Serpent: Hunting Insurgents in the Shadows of Saddam’s Fall
What really happened in Iraq after “Mission Accomplished”? Operation Ivy Serpent was one of the first major efforts to answer that question—with rifles, raid...
Fury on the Tigris: The Battle of Kut in the 2003 Iraq War
Discover the intense and often overlooked Battle of Kut in the 2003 Iraq War, a critical clash that paved the way for the final push on Baghdad. From fierce ...
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