A US Marine from Lima Company passes by Iraqis as he patrols the devastated city of Fallujah. (AFP/Hrvoje Polan)

By Nigel Parry
Electronic Iraq, 9 January 2005

Although April and November 2004 will be remembered as the months of the massive U.S. military assaults on Fallujah, casual news watchers may be surprised to learn that as recently as January 7th U.S. Marines continued to battle insurgents in the city, even employing airstrikes against what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) termed “militant targets”.

Strangely, there is limited focus in the media about the continued U.S. military actions in Fallujah. Visitors to CENTCOM’s website, found at www.centcom.mil, will not find much more.