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Fallujah [a] (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة al-Fallūjah [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq.Situated on the Euphrates River, it is located roughly 69 kilometres (43 mi) to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the neighboring city of Ramadi.
Map showing the location of Fallujah in Iraq. The United States bombardment of Fallujah began in April 2003, one month after the beginning of the invasion of Iraq.In April 2003 United States forces fired on a group of demonstrators who were protesting against the US presence.
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
The area also contains the cities of Samarra, Fallujah, Balad, Hīt, Al-Taji and Al-Karmah. A 2003 CIA Factbook map which shows the area mostly inhabited by Sunni Muslim Arabs in light orange. The area was a center of strong support for Ba'athist Iraq; from the 1970s on, many government workers, politicians, and military leaders came from the ...
Governorates of Iraq map Iraq Population ... towns, and sub-districts of Iraq, as of the most recent population estimate in 2018. ... Fallujah: Anbar: 203,451 250,884 ...
Fallujah (Arabic: قضاء الفلوجة) is a district in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Its seat is the city of Fallujah. Cities. Fallujah (pop. 350,000)
The Second Battle of Fallujah, initially codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, Operation al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, lit. ' The Dawn ') was an American-led offensive of the Iraq War that began on 7 November 2004 and lasted about six weeks.
On March 24, 2004, the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force took control from the 82nd Airborne and renamed the FOB, Camp Fallujah in order to better associate the camp with the local Iraqi city. [1] On January 12, 2009, the Government of Iraq took control of the compound from the United States military.