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Phantom Fury
Al-Fajr — Second Battle of Fallujah
13,500
Coalition
~3,000
Insurgents
95
U.S. KIA
560+
U.S. WIA
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Choose Your Battalion
Follow one unit's journey through every phase of the bloodiest urban battle since Hue City. From breach to transition — house by house, block by block.
RCT-1 (Inchon) — Col Shupp
3/1
Thundering Third
3rd Bn, 1st Marines
LtCol Willard Buhl
Main effort — Jolan District. The hardest fighting of the entire battle. Hell House. Phase Line Henry.
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RCT-1 (Inchon) — Col Shupp
3/5
Darkhorse
3rd Bn, 5th Marines
LtCol Patrick Malay
Center-west. Fortified mosque complex. Heaviest casualties in southern push through Queens District.
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RCT-1 (Inchon) — Col Shupp
2-7
Ghost
2nd Bn, 7th Cavalry
LTC James Rainey
Armored spearhead. Bradleys punched holes through walls so Marines didn't have to use doorways.
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RCT-7 (Ripper) — Col Tucker
1/8
Hunter
1st Bn, 8th Marines
LtCol Gareth Brandl
Mayor's Complex. Government Center. Alpha Company's house-to-house nightmare. 20 KIA in first week.
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RCT-7 (Ripper) — Col Tucker
1/3
Lava Dogs
1st Bn, 3rd Marines
LtCol Michael Ramos
Eastern sector. Wolfpack seizure of the peninsula and hospital on D-1. Systematic clearing east of the Askari.
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RCT-7 (Ripper) — Col Tucker
2-2
Ramrods
2nd Bn, 2nd Infantry
LTC Peter Newell
14 M1A1 tanks, 16 Bradleys, 72 infantry. Fastest advance to Phase Line Fran. Hostage slaughterhouses. VBIED factories.
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I — Isolate
Oct 30 – Nov 6
Cordon the city. Feint south. Seize hospital.
II — Breach
Night of Nov 7–8
2,500 rounds. Breach the railroad berm.
III — Train Station
Nov 8 (Day)
Seize rail yards. Enter Dubat & Naziza.
IV — Into the Jolan
Nov 9
3/1 enters the Jolan. Reach PL Fran by nightfall.
V — Birthday Push
Nov 10
USMC Birthday. Kilo Co clears deep into Jolan. 50 KIA.
VI — Phase Line Henry
Nov 11–12
3/1 pushes PL Henry. Heart of Jolan. Deadliest fighting.
VII — Hell House
Nov 13
1stSgt Kasal. 7 GSW. 44 frag. Navy Cross.
VIII — Cross Michigan
Nov 14
All battalions push south of Highway 10.
IX — Southern Clear
Nov 15–16
Queens & Industrial. Tunnel networks. VBIED factories.
X — Transition
Nov 17 – Dec 23
Resistance collapses. Iraqi Army backfill.
Jolan
Askari
Nazal
Shuhada
Queens
Industrial
Euphrates River
MSR Michigan — Hwy 10
PL Fran
PL Isabel
PL Henry
OBJ Wolf
(Jolan Park)
(Jolan Park)
OBJ Virginia
(Gov't Center)
(Gov't Center)
OBJ Cougars
(Queens)
(Queens)
Train Station
(Staging Point)
(Staging Point)
Hell House
(Nov 13 — Kasal NC)
(Nov 13 — Kasal NC)
Mosque Complex
(3/5 Firefight)
(3/5 Firefight)
3/1
Thundering Third
3/5
Darkhorse
1/8
Beirut BN
1/3
Lava Dogs
2/7C
2-7 CAV
2/2
2-2 INF
AQI
Jolan Stronghold
INS
Mosque Complex
INS
IED Factory
CHE
Chechen Fighters
AQI
Queens Pocket
INS
VBIED Factory
Intelligence Summary
Situation
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Task Organization
Butcher's Bill
95
U.S. KIA
560+
U.S. WIA
~1,500
INS. KIA
1,500
INS. Captured
USMC
U.S. Army
Insurgent
Objective
Phase Line