Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty years ago, on Nov. 7, 2004, a coalition assault force of more than 15,000 troops, mostly Marines, launched a massive attack ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In Fallujah, US troops are engaged in the battle Secretary Rumsfeld says will -tip- Iraqi opinion toward democracy once and for all. But while the US wants an Iraqi face on the action, Iraqi troops ...

BAGHDAD, Oct. 27 -- Local leaders in the insurgent-held city of Fallujah said Wednesday that they were continuing to negotiate with Iraq's interim government on a possible handover of the city to ...

Throughout military history there are battles that certain units or branches of the armed forces are known for. The Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, the 3rd Infantry Division and the Battle of the Marne, the ...

NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the project "Back at Base." This is the first installment ...

Recently the refractory city of Fallujah re-emerged as a front-page story. Fallujah first leaped to national attention last November when it became the scene of the fiercest urban combat in the past ...

Twenty years ago this month, U.S. Marines began fighting the largest urban battle since the Vietnam War. More than 12,000 American, British and Iraqi troops fought for Fallujah, which had become an ...

In late 2004, the Second Battle of Fallujah commenced. It was an American-led offensive during the Iraq War, with the operation involving the efforts of the United States, United Kingdom and Iraqi ...

The video game Six Days in Fallujah is making its comeback Back in 2009, the video game Six Days in Fallujah was canceled due to controversy surrounding the game. Set in the 2004 Second Battle of ...