Fallujah

/ fəˈlʊdʒə /

noun

1. a town in central Iraq, about 60 km W of Baghdad; a centre of resistance against the US-led invasion of Iraq, from 2003. Pop: 223 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.

From The Daily Beast

Imagine being an Iraq vet who lost friends securing a place such as Fallujah only to see ISIS now seize it.

From The Daily Beast

ISIS still holds major cities on both sides of the border: Raqqa, Mosul, and Fallujah, to name a few.

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What happens if the ground offensive is stalled and they are not able to retake Fallujah or Tikrit?

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At the end of March that year, there had been roughly 750 security incidents in Fallujah and the surrounding countryside.

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