Operation Phantom Fury

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Operation Phantom Fury was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq aimed at retaking the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah in some of the fiercest urban combat of the Iraq War.

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Operation Phantom Fury canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iraq War battle
military operation
urban warfare battle
alsoKnownAs Operation al-Fajr
Second Battle of Fallujah
belligerent Iraqi Interim Government forces
surface form: Iraqi Interim Government

Iraqi Army
surface form: Iraqi security forces

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
casualties heavy on both sides
cause insurgent control of Fallujah after First Battle of Fallujah
characterizedBy close-quarters battle
house-to-house fighting
intense urban combat
commandedBy Lieutenant General John F. Sattler
Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz
conflict Iraq War
country Iraq
United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 2004-12-23
December 2004
impact significant destruction of Fallujah’s infrastructure
involvedUnit Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
surface form: British Black Watch regiment (UK)

I Marine Expeditionary Force
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
surface form: U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division elements

United States 1st Infantry Division
surface form: U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division elements

U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team 1
U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team 7
legalAuthorityClaimedBy Government of Iraq
surface form: Iraqi Interim Government
location Al Anbar Governorate
Fallujah
Iraq
notableAs one of the largest urban battles involving U.S. Marines since the Vietnam War
objective eliminate insurgent stronghold in Fallujah
retake Fallujah from insurgent control
opposedBy Iraqi insurgents
al-Qaeda in Iraq
partOf Iraq War
precededBy First Battle of Fallujah
result Coalition victory
startDate 2004-11-07
November 2004
supportedBy air support from U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy
artillery and armored units
theater Al Anbar campaign
timePeriod 2004
typeOfWarfare counterinsurgency operation
urban assault

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Second Battle of Fallujah alsoKnownAs Operation Phantom Fury
Second Battle of Fallujah operationName Operation Phantom Fury
Fallujah operationInSecondBattle Operation Phantom Fury
Operation al-Fajr alsoKnownAs Operation Phantom Fury
Operation Vigilant Resolve followedBy Operation Phantom Fury
Al Anbar campaign significantEvent Operation Phantom Fury