Fallujah [a] (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة al-Fallūjah [el.fɐl.ˈluː.dʒɐ]) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates River, it is located roughly 69 kilometres (43 mi) to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the neighboring city of Ramadi.

The Second Battle of Fallujah, initially codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, Operation al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, lit. 'The Dawn') was an American-led offensive of the Iraq War that began on 7 November 2004 and lasted about six weeks.

On the evening of April 28, 2003, several hundred residents defied the US curfew and marched down the streets of Fallujah, past the soldiers positioned in the former Ba'ath party headquarters, to protest the military presence inside the local school.

2024年11月14日 · The city of Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad along the Euphrates River, became a hotbed for insurgent fighters and the scene of the bloodiest battle for U.S.-led coalition troops during the Iraq War. Here is a look back at the major turning points over the last 20 years.

Fallujah, city, Al-Anbār muḥāfaẓah (governorate), central Iraq. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, about 50 km (30 miles) downstream of Al-Ramādī, the capital of the governorate, and 65 km (40 miles) west of Baghdad.

2023年3月22日 · After the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began 20 years ago this week, one city would become known to Americans as the epicenter of the Iraqi insurgency - Fallujah. Vast areas of the city were...

Second Battle of Fallujah, joint American, Iraqi, and British military campaign from November 7 to December 23, 2004, during the Iraq War that crushed the Islamic insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, in the Sunni Muslim province of Al-Anbar.

Veterans of the Second Battle of Fallujah—also known as Operation Phantom Fury and Operation al-Fajr—reflect on the battle 20 years later and how it’s changed their lives.

2022年11月7日 · The Second Battle of Fallujah was the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War. When the operation officially ended in December, final counts showed 95 service members killed and 560 wounded. Fallujah suffered extensive damage. Almost 60 …

2024年11月7日 · It was the beginning of the Second Battle of Fallujah, and the task force was joined in the operation against insurgents in the city by 13,500 American and British troops and 2,000 Iraqi security forces.