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January 16, 2014 03:23 AM

Fallujah through the decades

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ-- Hamza Hussein holds forth a bloodied Quran, one of many retrived from the rubble, and calls for a "jihad" against American troops, Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at the mosque where an explosion reportedly killed the imam and several others late Monday night. The explosion in the city of Fallujah killed 10 Iraqis and has enraged the local population, which blames the United States for the incident. American forces say they had nothing to do with the blast.
FALLUJAH, IRAQ-- Hamza Hussein holds forth a bloodied Quran, one of many retrived from the rubble, and calls for a "jihad" against American troops, Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at the mosque where an explosion reportedly killed the imam and several others late Monday night. The explosion in the city of Fallujah killed 10 Iraqis and has enraged the local population, which blames the United States for the incident. American forces say they had nothing to do with the blast. San Jose Mercury News /MCT
Men sit atop the remains of the Jordanian Hospital east of Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, September 12, 2003, west of Fallujah, Iraq. U.S. forces killed eight Iraqi police officers and a Jordanian security guard, and wounded nine other people during a firefight on Friday.
Men sit atop the remains of the Jordanian Hospital east of Fallujah, Iraq, Friday, September 12, 2003, west of Fallujah, Iraq. U.S. forces killed eight Iraqi police officers and a Jordanian security guard, and wounded nine other people during a firefight on Friday. Wichita Eagle/MCT
A crane removes the remains of an American ammunition truck in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, October 20, 2003. The truck exploded the previous day when it was hit by a roadside bomb on the edge of town.
A crane removes the remains of an American ammunition truck in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, October 20, 2003. The truck exploded the previous day when it was hit by a roadside bomb on the edge of town. Wichita Eagle/MCT
U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade 1st-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment stop and search vehicles and their passengers on the north side of Fallujah, Iraq, December 13, 2003.
U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade 1st-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment stop and search vehicles and their passengers on the north side of Fallujah, Iraq, December 13, 2003. Detroit Free Press/MCT
Soldiers with Alpha Company 1-16th Inf, 1st Infantry Division, work their way through a hallway while searching and clearing a building where suspected fighters have been operating near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 7, 2003.
Soldiers with Alpha Company 1-16th Inf, 1st Infantry Division, work their way through a hallway while searching and clearing a building where suspected fighters have been operating near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 7, 2003. Detroit Free Press/MCT
The search team with 1st Brigade, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division, gain entry into an apartment during an early morning raid in Fallujah, Iraq Sunday, January 18, 2004.
The search team with 1st Brigade, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division, gain entry into an apartment during an early morning raid in Fallujah, Iraq Sunday, January 18, 2004. Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT
Qusay Amjad of Fallujah, 31, left, walks through the remains of his neighbors' home after it was damaged during fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, May 9, 2004.
Qusay Amjad of Fallujah, 31, left, walks through the remains of his neighbors' home after it was damaged during fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, May 9, 2004. Detroit Free Press/MCT
FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division prepare for combat at a camp outside Fallujah, Iraq, on Sunday, November 7, 2004.
FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division prepare for combat at a camp outside Fallujah, Iraq, on Sunday, November 7, 2004. MCT
U.S. troops with the First Infantry division battle insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, November 9, 2004.
U.S. troops with the First Infantry division battle insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, November 9, 2004. MCT
First Infantry Division soldiers battle insurgents in the northern district of Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday, November 13, 2004.
First Infantry Division soldiers battle insurgents in the northern district of Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday, November 13, 2004. MCT
U.S. soldiers battle insurgents in the northern district of Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday, November 13, 2004.
U.S. soldiers battle insurgents in the northern district of Fallujah, Iraq, on Saturday, November 13, 2004. MCT
2006 - The old bridge, or what the American forces refer to as the Brooklyn Bridge was the 2004 site of the killing of four contractors, who were killed and their body parts were gruesomely hung, spurring the U.S. military assault.
2006 - The old bridge, or what the American forces refer to as the Brooklyn Bridge was the 2004 site of the killing of four contractors, who were killed and their body parts were gruesomely hung, spurring the U.S. military assault. MCT
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