ISIS blew up a bridge in Fallujah during its 2016 retreat.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources (UNDP, The New Arab, corroborating reporting from Foreign Affairs/Bellingcat) confirm ISIS destroyed the Fallujah Iron Bridge over the Euphrates during its loss of the city in 2016, though exact timing phrasing varies slightly across sources. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.525 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- What Does the Future of the Euphrates Spell for the Middle East? (seed:law_and_crime)
- https://www.newarab.com/society/2018/8/6/Iconic-iron-bridge-reopens-in-Iraqs-Fallujah (corroboration)
- https://www.undp.org/iraq/stories/ancient-river-modern-bridge (corroboration)