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2. • Fallujah is a city
located in Iraq
about 50 km
from Baghdad.
The United
States tried to
Occupy Fallujah
during the Iraq
War.

3. • Before the Iraq War,
Fallujah was a part of
the Gulf War in 1991.
Around 200 civilians
died by four bombs
dropped by a British jet.
• Before the occupation, Fallujah was one of the
most peaceful areas of the country since the fall
of Saddam Hussein.

4.  The main reasons
for the war in Iraq
are quite
uncertain, ranging
from the
“Weapons of Mass
Destruction”
(WMD) to Oil.
• Two of the suspected reasons for the occupation of
Fallujah is for the search of the WMDs, or to find
terrorists.

5. • The United
States entered
Fallujah early in
the war. The
occupation
started on April
23, 2003.

6. • The arrival of the United States soldiers was
originally received by the Iraqi people
peacefully.
• However, both sides contributed to a battle,
starting with the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by
the US forces.

7. • In response to the
killing of 17 Iraqi
citizens, Iraqi
insurgents
ambushed a convoy
that had four
American military
contractors inside.
The four
contractors, were
beaten to death.

8.  In response to the
killing of the four
contractors, the US
Marines surrounded
the city to attempt to
capture the
individuals
responsible.
• The Marines suffered
40 deaths in the siege,
while the Iraqi civilian
and soldier deaths
ranged from 271-731.

10. • There were
many reports of
US snipers firing
upon and killing
unarmed
citizens, includin
g children, and
also firing upon
marked
ambulances.

12. • Although there were
reports of cluster bombs
being dropped by the
US forces, the US state
department declared
that statement “totally
false.”

13.  The use of white
phosphorus by US
forces is controversial
and has reportedly
resulted in an
increase in birth
deformities in the city.

14. • The ceasefire followed a wave
of insurgency activity across
southern Iraq, which also
included the capture of two
US soldiers, seven employees
of the US military, and more
than 50 workers in Iraq
• The US forces wanted to
negotiate a settlement but
promised to restart its
offensive to conquer the city if
one was not reached.

15.  Although the Iraqi
people did not take
it seriously, they
did hit-and-run
attacks on US
Marine positions
 By that point,
Marines had
announced a
unilateral ceasefire.

16. • At the beginning of May 2004, the
US Marine Corps announced a
ceasefire due to the intense
political pressure.
• Most of the fighting was reduced
to the southern industrial district,
which has the lowest population
in the city.
• As negotiations and situations
were settled and agreed upon, the
US forces and the Iraqi people got
what they wanted

18.  After the negotiations
were made and both
sides were satisfied,
inside the city, mosques
proclaimed the victory
of the insurgents over
the United States.
 Celebratory banners
appeared around the
city, and the fighters
paraded through the
town on trucks.

19.  Up to 6000 Iraqi civilians
were killed throughout
the operation.
 More than half of
Fallujah’s 39,000 homes
were damaged. With
around 10,000 of those
destroyed.
 Around 60 schools and 65
mosques were destroyed.
 Reconstruction after the
occupation was slow and
was mainly clearing
rubble.

21.  The War in Iraq is
continuing to this day
with numerous deaths
from both sides.
 The documented Iraqi
civilian death toll is
between 91,924-
100,348.
 The American Military
Casualties in Iraq is
around 4,294, with
only 3,442 in combat.