![]() Warning: The following article contains graphic images which some readers may find upsetting. Here, on the 15 th anniversary of the battle’s start, the photographer discusses the work he made over that week, his changing feelings about the men he was photographing, and one particular image which represents “the culmination of contempt and dehumanization” that grows in those at war. Jérôme Sessini was in Fallujah embedded with US Marines of Charlie Company, at work in the north eastern sector of the city for one week. The fighting in the city has since been recognized by many as the most intense urban warfare since the battle of Huế city during the Vietnam War. The US-led effort against insurgents in the city was code-named Operation Phantom Fury, and marked the first instance of Coalition military action against a purely insurgent force, since the toppling of the Ba-athist government in 2003. Robert Shuford.The Second Battle of Fallujah started on November 7, 2004, and lasted one and a half months – ending just before Christmas Eve. Jan Bender.ī-roll of Marines in Iraq discovering weapons caches and being disposed of by Marines, November 14, 2004. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force uncover an enemy weapons cache during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. Includes Marine firing multiple M203 Grenades, squad movements running across street, M1A1 Tank pushing down wall, and some night vision combat footage. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct combat operations and fire on the enemy during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, November 2004. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct house to house searches and combat operations during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. Jan Bender.ģrd Battalion, 5th Marines House Searches Includes rooftop fighting and firing machine guns, breaching doors with explosives and some night firing. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct combat operations and fire on the enemy during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. Jan Bender.ģrd Battalion, 1st Marines Rooftop Fighting, Breaching, Night Fighting Includes Marines maneuvering into Fallujah, CH-46 Helicopter landing, squad movements, talking on radio, sighting in and firing shoulder fired rocket at enemy, Iraqi Flag with reckage. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct combat operations and fire on the enemy during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, November 12-13, 2004. Jan Bender.ģrd Battalion, 1st Marines Maneuvering & Firing Recorded during Operation Al Fajr from Nov. Includes Iraqi forces, fighting and firing machine guns, breaching doors with explosives, destroying enemy weapons, night firing, finding enemy cache, squad movements, throwing grenade in window, kicking in doors, injured personnel, artillery firing, intense gun fire, interviews with Marines. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct combat operations and fire on the enemy during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq. India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (Nov 8 - 24, 2004) ![]() Includes convoy, night fighting, Iraqi forces, fighting and firing machine guns, breaching doors with explosives, destroying enemy weapons, finding enemy cache, squad movements, throwing grenade in window, kicking in doors, intense gun fire. ![]() Marines with RCT-1 (Regimental Combat Team 1), I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct combat operations and fire on the enemy during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov.
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