pfluger was the first city to fight back against american occupation. it's down fame by throwing them out of town and inflicting great loss of life. so much so that the people wondered how a small city like fallujah could resist against the world's most powerful army zaarly. in march two thousand and four for mercenaries under contract to the us army were killed when their vehicle on the outskirts of town their mutilated bodies were dragged through the streets and hung under this bridge as trophies it was one of the very first acts of violence against the united states these pictures were soon seen all over the world it was the start of an escalation that culminated in the battle of fallujah in november two thousand and four the death toll list of one hundred thirty four g i's and thirty five hundred iraqis saluja became a symbol of the revolt accordingly the army imposed very strict checks on the city the fingerprints and retina scans of every last inhabitant were recorded in the u.s. army files never has any town undergone such treatment. residents we