{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Iraq War - Part 3: Occupation turns to insurgency and violence escalates","description":"The statue of Saddam Hussein had barely hit the ground when a new kind of war erupted. The victory that once seemed assured was slipping away. Iraq began to fracture, its old wounds opening deeper than ever.\r\n\r\nThe decision to disband the Iraqi Army and purge Ba’ath Party members left thousands jobless, angry, and desperate. Many soon turned their rage against the occupation. In Fallujah, every step felt like a gamble. American patrols moved between broken windows and wary crowds. On April twenty-eighth, gunfire rang out. U.S. soldiers fired on protesters, killing civilians and stoking a city-wide revolt. By nightfall, calls for jihad echoed from minarets. Fallujah became a symbol of defiance, its walls covered with graffiti and its streets filled with tension.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/iraq-war","author_name":"The Archive Network"}