How many Marines died in the Iraq war?

Marine Corps Casualties: 1775-2015

What was the result of the war in Iraq?

Saddam was captured, tried, and hanged and democratic elections were held. In the years since, there have been over 4,700 U.S. and allied troop deaths, and more than one hundred thousand Iraqi civilians have been killed.

What did marines do in Fallujah?

Troops from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines fired 81mm mortars in an operation in south Fallujah. The same unit, operating under the command of the U.S. Army III Corps, then moved to the western approaches to the city and secured the Jurf Kas Sukr Bridge.

What do the Marines do in Iraq?

1,500 sailors and officers, in addition to 800 in the Iraqi Naval Battalion ( marines) who guard the platforms and the port of Umm Qasr. A total of six ships were ordered by Iraq in the 1980s, but were never delivered as a result of the arms embargo imposed after the Gulf War in 1991.

How many Marines were killed in the Battle of Fallujah?

27 U.S. servicemen were killed during the battle in Fallujah. A total of 800 Iraqis died in the battle as well, of which 572–616 were civilians and 184–228 insurgents. Many of the Iraqis killed were buried inside the city’s former football stadium, which became known as the Martyrs’ Cemetery.

Was Iraq an unjust war?

The Iraq War was not a Just War and unjust wars, unjustly conducted, do not create the conditions for a Just Peace that can endure. The flawed thinking that got us into Iraq in the first place, however, is now being applied to the spiral of violence in that country. This must be rejected.

Was Iraq a holy war?

Despite the repeated attempts of former President George W. Bush to renege on his usage of the word “crusade” to describe the Iraq War, there are some in the evangelical community who suspected all along that for Bush and his top aides, the Iraq war was indeed a holy war.