July 9, 1944 Saipan falls to the Americans. Hundreds of civilians commit suicide at Marpi Point on the northern tip of the island. Time magazine poses a question that will remain relevant until ...

A Syria war monitor reported on Saturday that government and allied forces killed more than 300 civilians from the Alawite ...

Of the 30,000 Japanese troops who defended Saipan, less than 1,000 remained alive when the battle ended July 9. However, it was the civilian casualties that stunned American troops. As the battle ...

In July that year, the U.S. military captured Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands ... Q: Why did the U.S. military bomb civilians who were just going about their lives? A: At first, the U.S ...

Two South Korean Air Force fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a village during a joint training exercise with ...