Battle Of Fallujah: Part Two
The Battle of Fallujah: Part Two
Ground operations began on the night of November 7, 2004 with the Iraqi 36th Commando Battalion, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines attacking from the west and south, capturing Fallujah General Hospital and villages opposite the Euphrates River along Fallujah's Western edge. The capture and closure of the hospital caused much controversy, concerning whether or not it was a contravention of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The same unit, operating under the command of the U.S. III Corps then moved on the western approaches to the city securing the Jurf Kas Sukr Bridge. These initial attacks, however, were little more than a diversion, intended to distract and confuse the rebels defending the city.
American units consisting of four Marine Light Infantry battalions, and two Army Mechanized Cavalry battalions (with a large number of non-fighting American units following in trace) launched their......
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