November 7 – December 23, 2004 · Al Anbar Province Theater
November 7 – December 23, 2004
Operation Phantom Fury — the largest urban battle of the Iraq War. Marines and Army troops assault Fallujah in the most intense house-to-house combat since Hue City in Vietnam. The city has been fortified with IED networks, booby-trapped buildings, and interconnected tunnel systems. After six weeks of fighting, the city is cleared — 95 Marines and soldiers killed, 560 wounded, and 1,350 insurgents killed. Much of the city is destroyed.
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