Fallujah/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Iraq [r]: Country in the Middle East, currently transitioning from rule by the US. ^[e]
  • Anbar Province [r]: The largest province in Iraq, with a Sunni majority; capital is Ramadi and Fallujah is within its borders ^[e]
• Iraq War [r]: Invasion of Iraq by a coalition of countries, led by the United States, in 2003, and subsequent occupation ^[e]
  • Iraq War, insurgency [r]: The period of the Iraq War following the end of major combat operations, and the beginning of significant guerrilla warfare in July - August 2003. ^[e]

Subtopics

• First Battle of Fallujah [r]: A battle of the Iraq War, fought in April 2004 by U.S. Marines against a largely Sunni insurgent force; inconclusive and stopped for political reasons; junior leaders often had to make the politically sensitive decisions of the "Strategic Corporal"; the Second Battle of Fallujah was needed for decisive results ^[e]
• Second Battle of Fallujah [r]: Fought in November 2004, an exceptionally intense urban battle between a U.S. and Iraqi force under I Marine Expeditionary Force against Sunni and al-Qaeda insurgents ^[e]

Other related topics

• I Marine Expeditionary Force [r]: A Marine Air-Ground Task Force, based at Camp Pendleton, California, built around the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Air Wing, but capable of operating as a corps headquarters ^[e]