Fall of Fallujah
Battle that took place from late 2013 to early 2014 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the battle that began in 2016 as a siege, see Siege of Fallujah (2016). For other battles in Fallujah, see Battle of Fallujah (disambiguation).
The fall of Fallujah was a battle in the city of Fallujah in western Iraq that took place from late 2013 to early 2014, in which Islamic State (IS) and other Sunni insurgents captured the city of Fallujah. It was one of the first Iraqi cities to fall out of the control of the Iraqi Government, and resulted in the Anbar campaign.
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Fall of Fallujah | |||||||||
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Part of the Anbar campaign and the War in Iraq | |||||||||
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200–300 fighters | 10,000+ soldiers | ||||||||
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50+ fighters killed | 458+ soldiers killed or executed |
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