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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.
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.
The First Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Vigilant Resolve, was an operation against militants in Fallujah as well as an attempt to apprehend or kill the perpetrators of the killing of four U.S. contractors in March 2004.
The Third Battle of Fallujah, [23] [24] [25] code-named Operation Breaking Terrorism (Arabic: عملية كسر الإرهاب) by the Iraqi government, was a military operation against ISIL launched to capture the city of Fallujah and its suburbs, located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
The 1941 Battle of Fallujah during the Anglo-Iraqi War; First Battle of Fallujah, April 2004 operation by US forces against Iraqi guerillas; Second Battle of Fallujah, joint American, Iraqi government, and British offensive in November and December 2004; Fall of Fallujah, winter 2013–14 offensive of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ...
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.
According to the official history of 4-1 M.T.T.: "The 1st Battalion M.T.T. operated from O.P.s in and around Karmah to protect supply routes and disrupt infiltration into Fallujah. Our Soldiers lived in storage containers inside these barricaded compounds with the Iraqi soldiers. The battalion improved and their battle space grew immensely.
The Martyrs' Cemetery of Fallujah is the chief burial site of Iraqis killed during the First Battle of Fallujah, both insurgents and civilians. [1] It was formerly the football field of the Falluja Sports Club, [2] and was converted into a cemetery after US troops blockaded attempts to reach the city's main cemetery.