Is Fallujah Close to Baghdad

Fallujah (Arabic: ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah Iraqi pronunciation: [el. … dʒɐ]) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly 69 kilometers (43 mi) west of Baghdad on the Euphrates.

What was the bloodiest battle in Iraq?

The Second Battle of Fallujah—code-named Operation Al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, lit. ‘the dawn’) and Operation Phantom Fury—was a joint American, Iraqi-government, and British offensive in November and December 2004, the highest point of conflict during the Iraq War.

How many US troops died in Fallujah?

As of November 18, 2004, the U.S. military reported 1,200 insurgents killed and 1,000 captured. U.S. casualties were 51 killed and 425 wounded, and the Iraqi forces were 8 killed and 43 wounded. On December 2, 2004, the U.S. death toll in Fallujah operation reached 71 killed.