Fallujah was occupied by virtually every insurgent group in Iraq: al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), Islamic Army of Iraq (IAI), Ansar al-Sunna, Army of Mohammed (AOM), the Army of the Mujahedeen …

His research examines U.S. Marine Corps operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, focusing on irregular warfare, counterin-surgency operations, and the al-Anbar Awakening.

Sep 19, 2015 · Subsequently, the marines have served throughout Iraq, with the First Battle and Second Battle of Fallujah as their most prominent actions. The marines engaged in …

U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003–2006 by Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth W. Estes U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

Almost as soon as Saddam Hussein's regime collapsed in 2003, it became apparent to U.S. commanders that a second deployment of Marines to Iraq would be necessary to conduct …

President Obama set an accelerated withdrawal in motion in 2009, and on 23 January 2010, the Marine Corps formally handed Al Anbar over to the Army, ending its Iraq mission. Over the …

U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography. Maj Christopher M. Kennedy, Wanda J. Renfrow, Evelyn A. Englander, and LtCol Nathan S. Lowrey, comps. 2006.

Our intent is to provide a general overview to educate Marines and the general public about this critical period in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps, the United States, and Iraq.

Mar 20, 2023 · Tonight, we begin a series looking back at the U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years later. The attacks began March 20, 2003, in a thunderous hail of airstrikes on Baghdad. Soon, …

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