Civilian Cargo Aircraft Crashes In Iraq Nov 14, 2008
Text Size: (AP) The U.S. military says a civilian cargo aircraft has crashed south of Fallujah, a city in western Iraq ... Iraqi police in Fallujah say the aircraft crashed in the desert. (CBS News -- World)
US forces head out of Iraq cities Nov 13, 2008
Gen. Martin Post, deputy commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq, where the Sunni insurgency has sharply abated - if not almost disappeared - since 2007, said Monday his outfit is shutting down the U.S. base at Fallujah. The U.S. headquarters elements there are moving to al-Asad air base, a large but remote facility in the vast desert halfway between Fallujah and the Syrian border ... And so as you go throughout, from Fallujah all the way up the Euphrates River Valley, up to al-Qaim - where we... (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
A young veteran finds a new purpose Nov 13, 2008
"We were just pulling up into Fallujah like right after the bridge and an IED (improvised explosive device) went off on my side of the truck," Manuta said. "From there, there were a couple of mortars that was going off towards us.". (KRNV.com, NV)
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" SPC Rob wrote on Apr 29, 2006 3:26 AM:" I am a soldier currenty serving in Iraq from a small FOB outside of Ramadi and Fallujah. I have also had family members who have served over here in this war. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
War still a key issue for troops Nov 12, 2008
Tom Heebink, 26, a former Marine who was stationed outside Fallujah in 2004-'05, says the war is still worth waging. He says he'll vote for McCain. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
War Never Ends Nov 12, 2008
Some military men considered it more dangerous than Fallujah, but, at that point, it still seemed like a good idea to spend time there with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, one of the outfits trying to keep the city from spiraling completely out of control ... The battle for Fallujah commenced. (Slate)
An act of valor, followed by heartache Nov 12, 2008
Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta of San Diego smothered an enemy grenade during house combat in the Iraq war battle of Fallujah on Nov. 15, 2004. He saved the lives of several Marines in the room. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Iraq, Afghan war vets find a voice Nov 11, 2008
He was on patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq, when his unit came under fire. Bowers, 29, a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve, fired back. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Letters from War Nov 11, 2008
Her father, Robert, was worried, but said her location in Ar Ramadi, an hour s drive west of Fallujah, made it easier because it was away from the city warfare. She d been trained for whatever she was going to do, Robert said. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Iraq vet says he won’t return Nov 11, 2008
They deployed in 2004, where the battalion participated in the first assault against Fallujah, supporting front-line infantry ... They operated a vehicle checkpoint in Fallujah for seven months. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
'Scared Out of My Wits' Nov 11, 2008
Williams refers to the 2004 Battle of Fallujah, Iraq as an example. Marines are the best-trained to do the very thing they did at Fallujah, he says. (Human Events Online)
Bomb attacks kill 5, wound 18 in Iraq Nov 10, 2008
The second attack came when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a hospital in Amiriyat al-Fallujah in Anbar province near the city of Fallujah, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad ... The attack in Amiriyat al-Fallujah follows a suicide bombing on Saturday that killed eight people and wounded 17 at a police checkpoint near Ramadi, which is also located in Anbar. (MSNBC -- International)
Bomb Attacks Kill 8 Across Iraq Nov 10, 2008
In Anbar province, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up at a hospital in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, a suburb of Fallujah, about 40 miles west of the capital. Talib al-Hassnawi, a member in Fallujah municipal council, said three people were killed and five were wounded ... The attack in Amiriyat al-Fallujah occurred one day after a suicide bombing killed eight people and wounded 17 at a police checkpoint near Ramadi, about 25 miles to the west. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Twin Homicide Bombs Kill 22, Wound 42 in Baghdad Nov 10, 2008
Nov. 9: Iraqis inspect the site where a female suicide bomber blew herself up in Amiriyat just outside Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. BAGHDAD A homicide bomber struck a crowd of curiosity seekers gathered around the site of another blast in north Baghdad and a total of 22 people were killed and 42 wounded in the two explosions, police said. (Fox News)
Roger Cohen: Emptying Pandora's box Nov 10, 2008
Another message came from a U.S. official who, in January 2007, was serving in Fallujah, Iraq, alongside the 1st and 2nd Marine Expeditionary Forces ... " The official, who asked not to be named because of the rules of his government agency, continued: "I am leaving Iraq before long and have decided to go basically straight from Fallujah to Springfield in order to hear your formal announcement in person. (International Herald Tribune)
Secret order allows US raids abroad Nov 10, 2008
In Anbar province, a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a hospital in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, a suburb of Fallujah, 40 miles west of the capital, killing three and injuring five. Copyright. (Seattle Times)
Northern Cheyenne veteran returns home to traditional greeting (2) Nov 9, 2008
Two Two was in Iraq from April to October this year as a Marine transport mechanic, supporting combat security teams at Al Asad Air Base, in the towns of Fallujah and Ramadi and along the Jordanian and Syrian borders. The power and emotion of his homecoming ceremony which lasted nearly 30 minutes could be felt throughout the lobby from the moment Two Two appeared at the top of the stairs leading down from the concourse. (Helena Independent Record)
A New Generation of Veterans Nov 7, 2008
This time, while operating as a vehicle commander on outreach missions in Fallujah, he was only hit by one IED. "We go through training where we learn to have an eye for [IEDs]," said the soldier, almost stoically. "We study the area we drive through and look for anything out of the ordinary-a new pile of dirt or a new pile of garbage. It's all about being observant." Corporal Riendeau is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Sign up now for See Your Soldier video visits with troops in Iraq Nov 7, 2008
Soldiers at Al Asad Airbase (Air Force), Camp Taji/Cooke (Army), Camp Fallujah, Camp Taqaddum and Camp Victory will be able to see and talk with family members in private 30-minute See Your Soldier sessions hosted by U of I Extension offices in 13 communities ... The program is limited to military personnel stationed at Al Asad Airbase (Air Force), Camp Taji/Cooke (Army), Camp Fallujah, Camp Taqaddum and Camp Victory. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Profile: Abu Ghadiya Oct 29, 2008
According to an al-Qaeda obituary of the militant released in August 2006, Abu Ghadiya died on the Saudi-Iraqi border sometime after the US-Iraqi offensive on Fallujah in November 2004 ... According to al-Qaeda, Abu Ghadiya maintained a database on foreign fighters in Fallujah and led militants fighting the US and Iraqi forces in the November 2004 battle in the town ... Al-Qaeda militants dominated Fallujah and other areas of western Iraq at that time, making it the heartland of the... (BBC News -- Africa)
Military survivor fights for benefits under Hubbard Act Oct 29, 2008
He was a Marine lance corporal, killed near Fallujah in November 2004. Nick Ramey enlisted in the Marines a month later and served with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Iraq. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida's Route Though Syria Persists Oct 29, 2008
But Syrian public outrage over U.S. attacks against Iraqi Sunnis in Fallujah in 2004 prompted the Syrians to relax the restrictions and allow more fighters _ this time many of them Saudis _ to enter Iraq, the report said. A third wave of volunteers began in 2006 as fighting between Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites intensified, the report said. (CBS News -- World)
A warning Syria's President Assad must heed Oct 27, 2008
Significantly, the village of al-Sukkari farm, which US forces raided, is just over the border from the Iraqi city of al-Qaim, which, since 2003, has been a key funnelling point for jihadists entering Iraq on the so-called rat run to the Sunni cities of Ramadi, Fallujah and, finally, Baghdad. But a raid into sovereign territory would have needed high-level US clearance and may have been intended as a warning to Syria at a time when America and Israel are trying to turn the regime of President... (Times Online)
Picardi returns home from Iraq Oct 27, 2008
One month later, he was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, where he joined his new unit Regimental Combat Team 6 (RCT-6). Shortly after Picardi s arrival, he was given command of 400 Marines and sailors in RCT-6 s Headquarters Company as the Company Commander. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Iraq's main Sunni party suspends contact with U.S. Oct 27, 2008
BAGHDAD Iraq's largest Sunni party said Saturday that it has suspended official contacts with American military personnel and civilians after the killing of a man near Fallujah ... Supporters of the Iraqi Islamic Party rallied Saturday in Fallujah to protest the raid. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Iraqi Sunni party cuts contact with US Oct 26, 2008
BAGHDAD - Iraq's largest Sunni party said yesterday it has suspended official contacts with American military personnel and civilians after the killing of a man near Fallujah during a raid ... Supporters of the Iraqi Islamic Party rallied yesterday in Fallujah to protest the raid ... Fallujah was the scene of the war's two heaviest battles between US forces and Sunni insurgents in 2004, but violence has subsided since Sunnis began cooperating with US troops in 2006. (Boston Globe)
Iraqi party protests at shooting Oct 26, 2008
The largest Sunni party in Iraq says it is suspending all official contacts with US civilian and military personnel after the killing of a man in Fallujah ... Fallujah was the scene of heavy fighting four years ago but has become more peaceful since the US military and local tribes started co-operating in 2006 ... In a statement on its website, the Iraqi Islamic Party said that a senior party member had been killed in his bed, and five others had been arrested, during a raid in the Halabsa area... (BBC News)
Powerful Iraqi party claims U.S. killed innocent man Oct 26, 2008
The statement followed an incident Friday in which U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a home six miles west of Fallujah in predominantly Sunni Anbar province, detained one man and killed another ... In Fallujah on Friday, a Muslim cleric repeated a condemnation over loudspeakers and called on local leaders to act ... McClatchy Special Correspondents Jamal Naji contributed from Fallujah and Mohammed al Dulaimy from Baghdad. (Anchorage Daily News)
N.J. Marine earns Bronze Star Oct 25, 2008
Lizarraga, of Hamilton, led 85 Marines in the lethal war zone of Fallujah from September 2006 through April 2007. He and his Marines drove detainees by convoy down the ominous streets of the most violence-prone area in Iraq. (NJ.com -- Times)
Iraqis Have Money But Lack Know-how In Spending It Oct 25, 2008
"They have the money, but they don't understand how to inest the money to help the people," the Fallujah native said during a class break for coffee and cookies. "The idea is to prepare these people for the future because they will be the decision-makers.". (CBS News -- World)
Ospreywins praise in Iraq Oct 21, 2008
TheV-22 Osprey, a "tilt-rotor' aircraft,has won support from the Marines flying the machine in Iraq since 2007.Dusan Vranic / APConflict in Iraq videoOct. 17: A young girl has an emotional moment when she is surprised by her father coming home from Iraq.InteractiveLearn more about the ethnic, religious and political powerplays inthis virtual tour led by NBCs Richard Engel.World Blog: Baghdad, Iraq Most popular Most viewed Top rated Most e-mailed updated 3:49... (MSNBC -- International)
John McCain is at arm's length, no longer off the cuff Oct 20, 2008
You didn't have to like that stance, but it was clear, no matter what the opposition said, that McCain did not mean he wanted to keep American troops fighting in Fallujah into the 22nd century. Now the media is kept at arm's length and left to wonder what McCain is really thinking. (Los Angeles Times)
Bill Of Rights For American Veterans: Breaking Down The Petition's Calls To Action Oct 20, 2008
The BRAVE petition urges the next president to support veterans' key issues. can take over your life with the use of alcohol and drugs and lead you down a road of hopelessness and despair. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Family, friends say military must do more Oct 19, 2008
"Carl and I had friends who lost limbs during the capture of Fallujah," Perez, an Army sergeant with the 659th, said in a phone interview. "We both had friends who died right in front of us.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Iraq PM Chastizes U.S. Commander Oct 18, 2008
Meanwhile Friday, a suicide bomber killed a prominent Sunni mosque preacher, Sulaiman al-Jamaili, in Fallujah, police said. As of Friday, at least 4,185 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. (CBS News)
EXCLUSIVE: Marines Begin Leaving Iraqi Cities Oct 18, 2008
In the past 10 months, Marines have quietly transferred out of Fallujah, one of Anbar province's largest cities ... In the past 10 months, Marines have quietly transferred out of Fallujah, one of Anbar province's largest cities ... In the last 10 months the Marines in Fallujah have done what was unthinkable before the surge began they have quietly transferred out of one of Anbar province's largest cities. (Fox News)
Bonds Would Help Vets Buy Homes Oct 17, 2008
Someone who walked guard duty in North Dakota during the current Iraq war would be as eligible as a Marine who fought in Fallujah. Shorter said he didn't think the distinction was valid. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
US soldiers in Iraq can find stress deadlier than enemy Oct 15, 2008
US marine smoking a cigarette at a military camp in Fallujah, 50 kms west of. Slideshow. (Yahoo News)
DISPATCHES: The Road to Hell Oct 14, 2008
I remember seeing photos of the day when my high school friend, Scott Helvenston, was murdered in Fallujah. One of those photos received a Pulitzer Prize. (Fox News)
Letters for Friday, October 10, 2008 Oct 11, 2008
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now describes Fallujah as a modern-day Dresden. Nearly 3 million people have fled the country to Lebanon and Syria. (Missoulian, MT)
Fitness: Remembering fallen comrades motivates Marine Oct 11, 2008
At the time, Conner was stationed in Fallujah, Iraq, his fourth tour in the war-torn country since 2004 ... Much of the road surrounding the Fallujah base's perimeter was rocky and pockmarked ... Taped to the wall inside Conner's room in Fallujah were photos of three Naval Academy classmates Erik Kristensen, Megan McClung and Douglass Zembiec. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Anger against US mounts as Iraq Shiites bury slain MP Oct 10, 2008
Also targeted was an Iraqi military base in Habaniyah, near the city of Fallujah, where a car bomb wounded seven soldiers, two of them seriously. Earlier in the day, gunfire rattled through the impoverished Shiite stronghold of Sadr City where 41-year-old anti-American Shiite MP Saleh al-Ogayly was killed Thursday in a roadside bomb attack. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
GOP to file fundraising complaint against Obama... Oct 6, 2008
about $200,000 might be legit, but] others came from places as far afield as Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Beijing, Fallujah, Florence, Italy, and a wide selection of towns and cities in France ... But others came from places as far afield as Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Beijing, Fallujah, Florence, Italy, and a wide selection of towns and cities in France. (The Drudge Report)
Hawaii Marine's medal case still in turmoil Oct 6, 2008
At least four Marines with Peralta on Nov. 15, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, stated in written reports that they saw the short and stocky Marine nicknamed "Rafa" pull a grenade to his body after it had bounced into a room ... The 282 pages of an investigation into Peralta's death during the Battle of Fallujah, released by the U.S. military, refer almost exclusively to a single Marine gunshot that hit Peralta in the back of the head, and no other gunshot wounds ... Sgt. Catcher Cuts The Rope, a... (Honolulu Advertiser)
He deserves the Medal of Honor Oct 6, 2008
And, according to top military officials and a half-dozen witnesses, that's what 25-year-old Rafael Peralta did on Nov. 15, 2004, in Fallujah. All four men died from their injuries. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Ted, White and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto Oct 6, 2008
One memorable tale in the book comes when he talks about boosting the lock on a Humvee that becomes jammed in the war zone outside of Fallujah. In Chapter 3, If I Were President , Ted describes what he would do if he were running things. (Human Events Online)
War still a key issue for troops Oct 6, 2008
" Tom Heebink, 26, a former Marine who was stationed outside Fallujah in 2004-'05, says the war is still worth waging. He says he'll vote for McCain. "I don't believe there should be an immediate withdrawal," says Heebink, now a student at UWM. "A lot of progress has been made. I wouldn't want to see us pull out too early and not complete solidifying the country. (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Heroic act, medal denied and a debate Oct 3, 2008
Mr. Reynolds says he was able to survive an explosion inside a house in Fallujah in November 2004 when ... The investigation into the firefight that day found that the marine had already been mortally wounded during the intense battle inside the insurgent house in Fallujah. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Students row in front of MSNBC Oct 3, 2008
I was there when the war started, I was there, in Anbar, for my second deployment, right when Fallujah was going down. That s when the conflict was at its darkest point. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
MILITARY: Prosecutor wants contempt charges against Marines dropped Sep 24, 2008
Nazario was charged with manslaughter and related offenses in the Nov. 9, 2004, killings of four captives in the Iraqi city of Fallujah ... "Sergeant Weemer now prepares for his final battle as a United States Marine, one that he could not imagine as he fought and bled his way through the streets of Fallujah," Johnson said, referring to Weemer having been shot three times a few days after the alleged slayings ... Lt. Col. David Griesmer, a Marine Corps spokesman, said Tuesday that the service... (North County Times)
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" SPC Rob wrote on Apr 29, 2006 3:26 AM:" I am a soldier currenty serving in Iraq from a small FOB outside of Ramadi and Fallujah. I have also had family members who have served over here in this war. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Military: Move to drop contempt case against 2 Marines Sep 24, 2008
The Marines refused to testify in the civilian trial of former Marine Jose Luis Nazario Jr., who was found not guilty of charges that he killed or caused others to kill four unarmed detainees on Nov. 9, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq ... The three men belonged to a squad involved in vicious house-to-house fighting in Fallujah during Operation Phantom Fury. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
* Being Saddam Hussein in Iraq can be both boon and bother MPWPmQ Sep 23, 2008
The man with the infamous namesake is based in Fallujah, the town which symbolized the anti-American uprising after 2003, and he hasnt always had an easy life. But he insists the name has done him more good than harm despite the other Saddams evil reputation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
FORUM: Heroic Marine dishonored by Pentagon Sep 22, 2008
U.S. Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta, 25, a Mexican citizen the day he died, was shot during a firefight inside a house during the second battle of Fallujah in Iraq ... On Nov. 15, 2004, Peralta led six Marines in a house-to-house search for Iraqi insurgents in the famous Battle of Fallujah. (North County Times)
'We blew her to pieces' Sep 20, 2008
"You see an individual with a white flag and he does anything but approach you slowly and obey commands, assume it's a trick and kill him," Michael Leduc, a corporal in the marines who was part of the US attack of Fallujah in November 2004, said were the orders from his battalion Judge Advocate General officer he received before entering the city. This is an important book for the public of the United States, in particular, because the Winter Soldier testimonies were not covered by any of the... (Asia Times Online)
Hero worthy of top honor, mother says Sep 20, 2008
Peralta was shot several times in the face and body during a house-to-house search in Fallujah on Nov. 15, 2004, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war. According to witness accounts, Peralta lay mortally wounded on the floor of a house and grabbed a grenade lobbed by fleeing insurgents. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
MILITARY: Review of Peralta decision sought Sep 20, 2008
A San Diego resident, Peralta died Nov. 15, 2004, when he and fellow Marines attached to Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Division attacked three insurgents inside a house in Fallujah during one of the largest battles of the Iraq war. Peralta had been wounded by an accidental shot to the head from another Marine and was on the floor when the grenade was tossed into the room. (North County Times)
Flag flown in Iraq given to City Council Sep 20, 2008
The flag was flown on July 4, 2007, at Camp Habbaniyah, located between the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, where Ronzheimer, 27, was stationed. Ronzheimer said he received many boxes of food, supplies, stationary, candy and more on what seemed like a daily basis from giving people of Muscatine. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
LETTER: Ask important questions in this election Sep 19, 2008
Dave Lindorff observed that the good news is that, if the U.S. economy collapses, the Pashtun farmer in northeastern Pakistan, the Iraqi shopkeeper in Fallujah, the Iranian worker in Tehran, and the peasant in Venezuela, will no longer have to worry about being bombed or having their children mowed down by a U.S. helicopter gunship. The U.S. would no longer have the funds to pay for such foreign wars. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mother to ask Congress to award son Medal of Honor Sep 19, 2008
Peralta was shot during a house-to-house search in Fallujah ... Peralta was shot several times in the face and body during a house-to-house search in Fallujah on Nov. 15, 2004, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war. (Anchorage Daily News)
Isle-based Marine will receive Navy Cross Sep 19, 2008
Peralta was shot several times in the face and body during a house-to-house search in Fallujah on Nov. 15, 2004, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war. According to a report by a Marine combat photographer who witnessed the act, Peralta lay wounded on the floor of a house and grabbed a grenade that had been lobbed by an insurgent. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
MILITARY: Heroic Marine will receive Navy Cross Sep 18, 2008
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Natonski met her Wednesday morning to inform her of the decision regarding the son she called "Rafa." Marine Corps officials also confirmed he was first wounded by a bullet from a fellow Marine during house-to-house fighting in the city of Fallujah on Nov. 14, 2004. Natonski indicated that a committee reviewing the nomination could not agree on awarding the Medal of Honor and settled on the second-highest award a Marine can receive, Rosa Peralta said. (North County Times)
Some upset Marine sergeant won't receive Medal of Honor Sep 18, 2008
For his actions during a Nov. 15, 2004, firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, Peralta will receive the Navy Cross, the service's second-highest award for valor. The citation said Peralta, 25, covered a live grenade thrown by insurgents. (USA Today)
HISTORY EN ESPANOL(TM) Premieres Acclaimed Documentary 'Los Zafiros/The Sapphires' During Hispanic Heritage Month Sep 18, 2008
Act of Honor -- In November 2004, the Iraqi city of Fallujah was caught in a downward spiral of sectarian violence. After four American military contractors were brutally killed by a mob, U.S. coalition forces entered the city in an attempt to restore order. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Has the US Turned Anbar Back to the Locals Too Soon? Sep 15, 2008
The Marines and Army fought two major battles just to try to secure one city, Fallujah. Over 1,300 U.S. service members have lost their lives in Anbar, nearly one-third of all American battlefield deaths. (Human Events Online)
