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| Early in April four US civilians were killed. In an attempt to capture or kill those responsible, the US army laid siege to Fallujah. |
Iraqi soldiers move into Falluja
Iraqi forces have begun taking up positions vacated by US marines in the city of Falluja, scene of weeks of bloody clashes with rebels. (BBC, 30 Apr 2004)
US renews attack on Falluja
Explosions and heavy gunfire today rocked Falluja as US forces renewed their offensive against Sunni insurgents in the besieged city. (Guardian, 28 Apr 2004)
Clashes flare in besieged Falluja
Fierce clashes between US troops and militants have shaken a tentative ceasefire in the Iraqi city of Falluja. (BBC, 21 Apr 2004)
Give up arms, Fallujah gunmen told
The US and leaders of the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah have called on Sunni gunmen to surrender their weapons or face an American marines onslaught. (Ananova, 19 Apr 2004)
Who will speak out?
US troops have carried out a massacre in Falluja, but MPs are silent. (Guardian, 17 Apr 2004)
Fallujah: Disturbing Parallel With Jenin
On April 3, the second anniversary of the Israeli Army assault on Jenin in the West Bank, hundreds of Palestinian refugees congregated in the camp’s flattened square. (Arab News, 16 Apr 2004)
Fallujah Truce Shaken by Heavy Nightly Fighting
US warplanes strafed gunmen in Fallujah and more than 100 guerrillas armed with rocket-propelled grenades pounded a lone US armoured vehicle – a sign of heavy battles ahead if troops resume a full assault on this besieged city.
(Scotsman, 15 Apr 2004)
Violence erupts in Iraq
Violence has erupted in Iraq despite a fragile ceasefire between Sunni militants and US marines in the besieged city of Fallujah, where Iraqis said more than 600 civilians were killed in the past week. (Ananova, 12 Apr 2004)
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