Second Battle of Fallujah

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battle military offensive urban warfare battle

The Second Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq, regarded as one of the fiercest urban combat operations for American forces since the Vietnam War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Fallujah	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military offensive ⓘ urban warfare battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Operation Phantom Fury ⓘ Operation al-Fajr ⓘ
belligerent	al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ surface form: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Insurgent forces in Iraq ⓘ Iraqi Interim Government forces ⓘ al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ surface form: Mujahideen Shura Council in Fallujah United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualties	high insurgent casualties ⓘ significant coalition casualties ⓘ
civilianImpact	large-scale displacement of civilians ⓘ widespread destruction of urban infrastructure ⓘ
commandedBy	Lieutenant General John F. Sattler ⓘ Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz ⓘ
conflictIn	Iraq ⓘ
conflictType	counterinsurgency operation ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
describedAs	one of the fiercest urban combat operations for U.S. forces since the Vietnam War ⓘ
endDate	2004-12-23 ⓘ
hasParticipant	British Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: British forces Iraqi Interim Government forces ⓘ surface form: Iraqi security forces United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
historicalPeriod	post-2003 invasion phase of the Iraq War ⓘ
locatedIn	Al Anbar Governorate ⓘ Fallujah ⓘ
notableFor	extensive use of air and artillery support in an urban area ⓘ high level of insurgent fortifications ⓘ intense house-to-house fighting ⓘ
objective	Destroy insurgent strongholds in Fallujah ⓘ Retake Fallujah from insurgent control ⓘ
operationName	Operation Phantom Fury ⓘ Operation al-Fajr ⓘ
partOf	Iraq War ⓘ
partOfCampaign	coalition operations to secure Al Anbar Governorate ⓘ
precededBy	First Battle of Fallujah ⓘ
result	Coalition victory ⓘ
significance	key battle in the fight against Al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ major test of U.S. urban combat doctrine ⓘ
startDate	2004-11-07 ⓘ
theater	Middle East ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	close-quarters combat ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
year	2004 ⓘ

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Operation Phantom Fury → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

Operation al-Fajr → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

Fallujah → battle → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

Lieutenant General John F. Sattler → conflict → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

subject surface form: John F. Sattler

First Battle of Fallujah → followedBy → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

Iraq War → keyEvent → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

1st Marine Division (United States) → notableBattle → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines → notableEngagement → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → notableEngagement → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Fallujah

Lieutenant General John F. Sattler → notableWork → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

subject surface form: John F. Sattler

Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz → participantIn → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas F. Metz

Iraqi Interim Government forces → participatedIn → Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ