First Battle of Fallujah 2004
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 4 April 2004 – 1 May 2004 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2004 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Iraq | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Iraq War, occupation of Iraq | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 33.3500, 43.7833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The First Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Vigilant Resolve, was an American-led operation of the Iraq War against militants in Fallujah as well as an attempt to apprehend or kill the perpetrators of the killing of four U.S. contractors in March 2004.
The chief catalyst for the operation was the highly publicized killing and mutilation of four Blackwater USA private military contractors, and the killings of five American soldiers in Habbaniyah a few days earlier.
The battle, and especially the images of Iraqi civilians killed or injured in the fighting, caused many Iraqis to become resentful of the US presence. Western journalists found that even some Iraqis who previously supported the US invasion, and welcomed American state-building efforts, became increasingly alienated and skeptical of such promises.
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