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Lessons From Fallujah, Then and Now

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As ISIS sweeps forward in Iraq, a veteran of the campaign looks back on what made Fallujah a success in 2007 and what should be done now.

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On March 28, 2007, in the dusty city of Fallujah, al Qaeda in Iraq launched a complex attack on the Government Center in the heart of the city, beginning with mortar strikes and machine gun fire to pin down the defenders, followed by two massive truck bombs, one of which...

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