Fallujah
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Fallujah is a city in central Iraq that became internationally known as a major battleground during the Iraq War, particularly for intense urban combat between U.S.-led coalition forces and insurgents.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fallujah canonical | 21 |
| Al-Fallujah | 2 |
| Fallouja | 1 |
| Falluja | 1 |
| Fallujah District | 1 |
| Fallujah municipal council | 1 |
| الفلوجة | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fallujah
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Fallujah
|
| alternativeSpelling |
Fallujah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fallouja
Fallujah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Falluja
|
| battle |
First Battle of Fallujah
ⓘ
Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ |
| coalitionPresence | hosted large U.S. military presence during Iraq War ⓘ |
| combatant |
al-Qaeda in Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Iraqi Army ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi government forces
British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom armed forces
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States armed forces
insurgent groups ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| damage | suffered extensive destruction during 2004 battles ⓘ |
| distanceFromBaghdad | approximately 69 kilometers west ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Fallujah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fallujah municipal council
|
| governingCountryAtTimeOfIraqWar |
Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Iraq
|
| governorateCapitalOf |
Fallujah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fallujah District
|
| hasType | urban area ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Iraq War era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense urban combat between U.S.-led coalition forces and insurgents
ⓘ
major battleground during the Iraq War ⓘ |
| laterConflict | site of fighting involving Islamic State (ISIS) after 2013 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Anbar Governorate
ⓘ
central Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| majorEthnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| majorSect |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Muslims
|
| notableEvent | U.S. contractors killed and bodies mutilated in March 2004 ⓘ |
| notableFor | symbol of resistance to U.S.-led occupation for many insurgents ⓘ |
| operationInSecondBattle |
Operation al-Fajr
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Al-Fajr
Operation Phantom Fury ⓘ |
| populationTrend | experienced significant displacement during 2004 fighting ⓘ |
| post2003Status | center of insurgency against coalition forces ⓘ |
| provinceCapital |
Al-Ramadi
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramadi (provincial capital of Al Anbar Governorate)
|
| recaptureFromISIS | retaken by Iraqi government forces in 2016 ⓘ |
| reconstruction | subject to post-war rebuilding efforts ⓘ |
| region | Sunni Triangle ⓘ |
| securitySituationPost2004 | subject to ongoing insurgent attacks and counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | located on main highway between Baghdad and western Iraq ⓘ |
| timeZone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstBattle | 2004 ⓘ |
| yearOfSecondBattle | 2004 ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Al-Fallujah
this entity surface form:
Al-Fallujah
this entity surface form:
Falluja
this entity surface form:
Fallouja
this entity surface form:
Fallujah District
this entity surface form:
Fallujah municipal council
subject surface form:
Western Iraq
this entity surface form:
الفلوجة