Operation Phantom Fury

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Iraq War battle military operation urban warfare battle

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.

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 → Iraqi security forces → United Kingdom → 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 →
endDate	2004-12-23 → December 2004 →
impact	significant destruction of Fallujah’s infrastructure →
involvedUnit	British Black Watch regiment (UK) → I Marine Expeditionary Force → U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division elements → U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division elements → U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team 1 → U.S. Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team 7 →
legalAuthorityClaimedBy	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 (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation al-Fajr → Second Battle of Fallujah →	alsoKnownAs
Fallujah →	operationInSecondBattle
Second Battle of Fallujah →	operationName