![]() ![]() Died with nine rounds in the chest and abdomen.Ģ. Abdul Hamid Hassan Ali, 76-grandfather, father and husband. House #1-7 killed, 2 injured (but survived), 2 escapedġ. Killings and immediate aftermath Deaths and injuries of Iraqis in Haditha Guzman returned to active duty after healing and went on a 2nd deployment with 3/1 to Iraq in April 2007. Crossan was medically discharged from the USMC due to the wounds he received that day. Both Crossan and Guzman were taken to a landing zone to be evacuated for medical attention. Private First Class Salvador Guzman was in the back of the vehicle conducting security for the convoy and was thrown from the Humvee. The Humvee was bisected by the explosion. Lance Corporal James Crossan was in the passenger seat and was thrown out of the vehicle and trapped under the rear passenger tire. Terrazas was driving the Humvee when it was hit by the bomb. Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas was killed instantly at 7:15 a.m. The IED targeted a squad from 3/1 K Company, 3rd Platoon, which was on a resupply convoy. On November 19, 2005, an improvised explosive device (IED), composed of 155 mm artillery shells and explosive-filled propane tanks, was placed along their route some time before 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1) arrived in Haditha. troops as well as killings of suspected informants were common. ![]() Conditions in Haditha itself were known to have been deteriorating under militant rule, and attacks on U.S. Ī contemporary Time magazine poll reported that 85% of Iraq's Sunnis opposed coalition forces, as compared to 65% of Iraqis overall. forces and insurgent groups since the beginning of the Iraq War, with many fatalities on both sides. The area had seen several clashes between U.S. military forces had been stationed in and around Haditha to control the Haditha Dam, a major hydroelectric installation.
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