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.

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. 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 …

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.

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 …

Feb 5, 2025 · In this gripping documentary, we explore the critical role of the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq during the 2004-2005 period, focusing on the deployment of the I and II Marine …

Oct 10, 2025 · Iraq War, conflict in Iraq (2003–11) that consisted of two phases: a conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops primarily from the United …

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