Just 68 miles west of Baghdad, Ramadi became one of the most dangerous cities in Iraq as al-Qaeda tightened its grip and turned neighborhoods into fortified killing zones. Like Fallujah before it, ...

FALLUJAH, IRAQ — In 2004 and 2005, the Iraqi city of Fallujah was a killing field. Al Qaeda dominated the streets. Insurgent snipers sought to pick off U.S. Marines on patrol. Some of the fiercest ...