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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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


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