RAMADI, Iraq — This is the anti-Fallouja strategy. Here, in the capital of Al Anbar province, the U.S. military is attempting to clear and pacify an insurgent stronghold without leveling the city in ...

BAGHDAD — Fears of an imminent offensive by the U.S. troops massed around the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi intensified Saturday, with residents pouring out of the city to escape what they describe ...

Ramadi's chief of police gazed at his latest graduating class of officers. Three months ago they had been recruited for the force by the leaders of their desert tribes--and now, the chief declared, ...

Whole neighborhoods are lawless, too dangerous for police. Some roads are so bomb-laden that U.S. troops won’t use them. Guerrillas attack U.S. troops nearly every time they venture out — and hit ...

At the time of turmoil, Ramadi was considered by many global news outlets to be the most dangerous place in the world. The 10-month long battle in the arid, urban streets saw a great deal of bloodshed ...

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2006 CPJ press release: IRAQ: TV correspondent murdered in Ramadi New York, September 18, 2006 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder ...

Several leaders of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, the Iraqi interpreter who worked alongside the American military forces, and a “Gold Star brother” will share their firsthand experiences ...

In this Stars and Stripes photo, Marine cruise the Euphrates River at sunrise hunting for insurgents who use the river to ferry arms.

Some of the pictures show bullet-strafed buildings and cars on fire, but it's a far cry from Ramadi, 2006. Case in point: Government Center, headquarters of the provincial governor. Once, civilian ...