Martyrs' Cemetery

The Martyrs' Cemetery is the chief burial site of Iraqis killed during the First Battle of Fallujah, both insurgents and civilians. It was formerly the soccer field of the Falluja Sports Club, and was converted into a cemetery after US troops blockaded attempts to reach the city's main cemetery. A sign outside the cemetery reads "This cemetery is given by the people of Fallujah to the heroic martyrs of the battle against the Americans, and to the martyrs of the Jihadi operations against the Americans, assigned and approved by the Mujahideen Shura council in Fallujah." The cemetery holds between 250 and 500 bodies, only one of which is identified as a foreign fighter, a Tunisian. At least 22 of the dead were from a single US...