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May 7, 2008 · A film based on the true story of a U.S. Marine massacre of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq in 2005. The film follows the perspectives of the Marines, the Iraqi family, and the insurgents involved in the incident.
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- Drama, History, War
- Nick Broomfield
- 2008-05-07
Battle for Haditha is a 2007 drama film directed by British director Nick Broomfield based on the Haditha killings. Dramatising real events using a documentary style, Battle for Haditha is Broomfield's follow up to Ghosts. The film was aired on Channel 4 in the UK on 17 March 2008.
The Battle of Haditha took place between U.S. forces and Ansar al-Sunna in early August 2005 on the outskirts of the town of Haditha, Iraq, which was one of the many towns that were under insurgent control in the Euphrates River valley during 2005.
- 1 August-4 August 2005
- U.S. victory
- Haditha, Iraq
- Occupation of Haditha [2]
The Haditha massacre (also called the Haditha killings or the Haditha incident) was a series of killings on November 19, 2005, in which a group of United States Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians. The killings occurred in the city of Haditha in Iraq's western province of Al Anbar.
Battle for Haditha. An account of the Haditha killings of 24 civilians. This narrative retelling of the real life tragedy in Haditha is gripping and immediate but may sacrifice the subtleties...
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- Nick Broomfield
- R
- Elliot Ruiz
May 7, 2008 · On Nov. 19, 2005, marines stationed in Haditha, a Euphrates River valley city northwest of Baghdad, killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including at least 10 women and children, from toddler age up, who...
May 7, 2008 · An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb.
