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IRAQ WAR Haditha was occupied by U.S. soldiers in April 2003 following the Invasion Of Iraq ; they secured a large, multi mile wide Dam in the north of the town that could have been blown up by Iraqi forces. Such an attack would have severely flooded towns along the Euphates south of Haditha. As the fighting continued following the fall of Saddam Hussein , Haditha became a center for Insurgent activity. It lies between Al-Qaim , an insurgent entry point, and Baghdad. In May 2005 , U.S. forces launched Operation New Market in Haditha against the insurgents controlling the city. However, resistance continued. On August 1 , 2005 , an ambush killed six American soldiers in the city; on August 3 , a Roadside Bomb killed 14 United States Marines and their Interpreter . Airbase, the Navea Training center, Hit and Ramadi ]] According to an August 2005 report by The Guardian , the town was controlled by Insurgents , with US forces making only fleeting visits every few months. Like Al-Qa'im, it had come under a Taliban -like rule, with Western -style items banned and insurgents collecting the Salaries of government employees. In March 2006 , U.S. military investigators reopened an investigation into the death of 15 civilians in Haditha after a roadside bomb attack on U.S. Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines on 19 November , 2005 . The Pentagon had initially claimed the 15 dead were killed by the bomb's blast, but a video released by Time Magazine on 19 March 2006 showed bullet holes inside the house that suggested the civilians were actually shot by the Marines. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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