Fallujah

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city

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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
alternativeName	Al-Fallujah →
alternativeSpelling	Fallouja → 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 → Iraqi government forces → United Kingdom armed forces → 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 municipal council →
governingCountryAtTimeOfIraqWar	Republic of Iraq →
governorateCapitalOf	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 River →
majorEthnicGroup	Arabs →
majorReligion	Islam →
majorSect	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 → Operation Phantom Fury →
populationTrend	experienced significant displacement during 2004 fighting →
post2003Status	center of insurgency against coalition forces →
provinceCapital	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 (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Battle of Fallujah → Operation Phantom Fury → Operation al-Fajr →	location
Fallujah ("Falluja") → Fallujah ("Fallouja") →	alternativeSpelling
Fallujah ("Al-Fallujah") →	alternativeName
Al Anbar Governorate →	containsCity
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria →	controlledCity
Euphrátēs →	flowsNearModernCity
Fallujah ("Fallujah municipal council") →	governingBody
Fallujah ("Fallujah District") →	governorateCapitalOf
Al Anbar Governorate →	hasImportantCity
Al-Ramadi →	hasNearbyCity
Second Battle of Fallujah →	locatedIn
Euphrates ("Al-Fallujah") →	majorCityOnRiver