Marines Cede Fallujah,: ; Car Bomb Kills 2 Americans; U.S. 'Enemy of Islam,' Cleric Says
Charleston Gazette › May 01, 2004
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - Led by a former Saddam Hussein general, Iraqi troops replaced U.S. Marines on Friday and raised the Iraqi flag at the entrance to Fallujah under a plan to end the monthlong siege of the city. A suicide car bomb on the outskirts of the city killed two Americans and wounded six, but it failed to disrupt the pullout of Marines from hard-earned parts of the city.
The two deaths raised the U.S. death toll to 136 for April, adding to what already was the deadliest month for U.S. forces since the invasion in March 2003. More Iraqis have died - about 1,360 according to an AP count - than any month since Saddam's fall.See the full content of this document
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Marines Cede Fallujah,: ; Car Bomb Kills 2 Americans; U.S. 'Enemy of Islam,' Cleric Says
U.S. officials provided no further details on the car bombing.
The shift of security responsibilities to Iraqis - with U.S. forces pulling back from most of their positions in the city - was a move toward ending the int...See the full content of this document
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