83K views · 22K reactions | Operation Phantom Fury (Second Battle of Fallujah, 2004) | Brrrrt_Corp | Facebook

59K views · 1.8K reactions | The Second Battle of Fallujah with the Marines #veterans #army #combat #war | American Veterans Center | Facebook

9K views · 196 reactions | Marines' crucial role in the Battle of Fallujah | American Veterans Center | Facebook

73K views · 1.3K reactions | 20 years ago today, Operation Phantom Fury launched more than 10,000 #Marines, #Sailors, and #Soldiers into the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah, Iraq. For six weeks, the Marines fought from street-to-street and house-to-house in what would be remembered as the most intense combat of the Iraq War. Nine Marines were awarded the Navy Cross for their heroism. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook

Second Battle of Fallujah begins in Iraq On 8 November 2004, the largest military operation since the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom got underway just after sunset as thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into the insurgent-held city of Fallujah. The city had been in rebel control since April after the Marine Corps was instructed to halt all offensives. Operation Phantom Fury began the evening after the Iraqi interim president declared martial law on the city and surrounding area. A