First Battle of Fallujah

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fallujah_II
gptkbp:activities U. S. military report
gptkbp:aftermath increased insurgency
gptkbp:armament improvised explosive devices (IE Ds)
gptkbp:casualties significant civilian casualties
hundreds killed
over 100 killed
estimated 1,200 killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Iraqi_insurgents
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_John_F._Sattler
gptkbp:community_impact increased scrutiny of U. S. military actions
gptkbp:conflict protests against the war
gptkbp:date April 2004
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations mixed reactions
gptkbp:duration about 30 days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Fallujah
gptkbp:goal to capture insurgents
gptkbp:historical_context post-invasion Iraq
gptkbp:historical_significance first major urban battle since Vietnam War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Battle of Fallujah
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military operations
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Coalition_forces
gptkb:Iraqi_military
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:battle
Army units
gptkbp:legacy controversial military engagement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fallujah,_Iraq
gptkbp:media_appearances depicted as brutal
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:military_branch over 10,000 troops
gptkbp:military_strategy guerrilla tactics
counterinsurgency operations
search and destroy missions
estimated 1,000 fighters
gptkbp:military_technology helicopters
armored vehicles
gptkbp:notable_event civilian evacuations
intense firefights
establishment of checkpoints
use of heavy artillery
use of air support
gptkbp:outcome temporary control of Fallujah
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Najaf
gptkbp:result U. S. military withdrawal
gptkbp:significance first major battle in urban warfare in Iraq
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Fallujah
gptkbp:tactics house-to-house combat
urban warfare tactics