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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.
During the Second Battle of Fallujah, Delta Force operators and Green Berets from the 5th Special Forces Group were deployed in small teams (most consisting of just three or four operators) embedded with Marine and Army infantry units. These teams followed the earlier model established during the First Battle of Fallujah, providing advanced ...
The battle was halted mid-way for political reasons, an outcome that commentators have described as insurgent victory. [3] [4] [5] Seven months later, in November 2004, a second attempt to capture the city, the Second Battle of Fallujah, proved successful. Intelligence reports concluded that the attack was planned by Ahmad Hashim Abd al-Isawi.
First Fights in Fallujah: Marines During Operation Vigilant Resolve, in Iraq, April 2004. Philadelphia: Casemate. ISBN 9781636243184. No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah, by Bing West (2005) (ISBN 978-0-553-80402-7) Blood Stripes: The Grunt's View of the War in Iraq, by David J. Danelo (2007) (ISBN 978-0-8117-3393-9)
"The Iraqi flag will be raised high over the land of Fallujah." al-Abadi said. [152] On May 23, 2016, it was reported the city of Al-Karmah was recaptured by Shiite militias of PMF. [153] Photos published by a PMF media shows Iran's Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and other PMF commanders discussing Fallujah battle strategies. [154]
On 25 February, the Iraqi governor of Anbar province stated that the battle for Fallujah would begin soon, and that it would be much shorter than the battle for Ramadi. [36] On the same day, the Iraqi Army tightened their siege on Fallujah, [3] pushing into the outskirts of the city and securing all of the bridges leading into the city.
Fallujah (Second Battle) Directly led squad of Marines in heavy close-quarters urban combat, despite sustaining multiple wounds. Jarrett Kraft: Sergeant: Navy Cross: 3rd Battalion 5th Marines: December 23, 2004 [17] Fallujah (Second Battle) Personally led three assaults against enemy forces during a two-hour battle. [17] Aubrey McDade: Sergeant ...
Six Days in Fallujah is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Highwire Games and published by Victura. Set in the Second Battle of Fallujah of the Iraq War over the span of six days in November 2004, the game follows the United States Marine Corps' 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1) as they fight the Iraqi insurgency in the city of Fallujah, Iraq.