Iraqis want the Marines to revisit Fallujah

In 2004 and 2005, the Iraqi city of Fallujah was a killing field. Al Qaeda dominated the streets. Insurgent snipers sought to pick off U.S. Marines on patrol. Some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraqi insurgency was in this largely Sunni Arab city, just 40 miles west of Baghdad. Nor were other parts of Anbar province much better.

Ramadi, the provincial capital, also experienced prolonged fighting. Even after some Sunni sheikhs in the region agreed to work with the United States and the new Iraqi government against Al Qaeda, violence continued as improvised explosive devices, suicide bombers, and assassins continued to challenge American forces and terrorize local residents. Between 2003 and 2011, more than 1,300 Americans died in the Sunni Triangle and Euphrates Valley region.

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