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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Phantom Fury canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.