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Second Battle of Fallujah

2004 battle of the Iraq War

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

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February 2004Control of Fallujah was transferred from the United States 82nd Airborne Division to the 1st Marine Division.
31 March 2004Four American private military contractors from Blackwater were ambushed and killed in Fallujah.
5 April 2004U.S. Marine Corps forces launched Operation Vigilant Resolve to take back control of Fallujah.

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Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai Mosque

Mosque in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq

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