Iraqi forces took the Islamic State group’s last positions in the city of Fallujah Sunday, establishing full control over one of the jihadists’ most emblematic bastions after a month-long operation.

FALLUJAH, Iraq — Sanaa Abed has spent weeks in a sweltering tent in a refugee camp, waiting for Iraqi forces to liberate this city from Islamic State militants so she can return home. But the mother ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack ...

During some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraq War, US Marines stumbled upon something completely unexpected—a KFC restaurant in the heart of Fallujah. Far more than just a fast-food outlet, the ...

Explore the tactics used by Marines during urban combat operations in Fallujah and the challenges of fighting in one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam had just assembled in the dark ...

Iraqi forces stalled at the fringes of Fallujah, slowed in their advance Wednesday by concerns over the fate of trapped civilians and resistance from the Islamic State group. Fighting also raged ...

FALLUJAH, IRAQ — 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 ...

Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 12 (UNHCR) - It's been a slow trickle. Since late December, residents of the former resistance stronghold of Fallujah have slowly come back to find out what has become of their ...

US and Iraqi troops are mopping up what-s left of the enemy in Fallujah, and what-s left of Fallujah itself, a city said to be all but destroyed. Meantime, in other Iraqi cities--including Mosul, ...

In the central Iraqi city of Fallujah, the joy of pregnancy is overshadowed by dread. For many families, the anticipation of new life is replaced by the fear of what might be born into their arms.

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Part of a continuing series about the life of an embedded reporter in Iraq. FALLUJAH, IRAQ — A couple Marines came stomping ...