Falahat (also: ''Fallahat'', ''al-Fallahat'', ''Mintaqat al Falahat'') is a village in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

, which is located in the

Al Anbar Governorate Al Anbar Governorate (; ''muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār''), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of the country's western territory, it shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The population ...

west of the city of

Fallujah Fallujah ( ) is a city in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. Situated on the Euphrates, Euphrates River, it is located roughly to the west of the capital city of Baghdad and from the neighboring city of Ramadi. The city is located in the region ...

, south of the river

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, and south of the road of highways 10, 11, and 12. The town of

Habbaniyah Al Habbaniyah or Habbaniya (, ''al-Ḥabbānīyah'') is a city 85 km (53 mi) west of Baghdad in Al-Anbar Province, in central Iraq. A military airfield, RAF Habbaniya, was the site of a battle in 1941, during World War II. Lake Habbaniyah is als ...

is located in the north west of the village. In 2016, during the

Siege of Fallujah 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. contractor ...

and the following

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, there was intense fighting in the area between the Iraqi army and

ISIL The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signif ...

militants. On 11 May, coalition warplanes bombed the area resulting in the death of 8 militants. 12 ISIL militants were killed and four vehicles and a mortar detachment destroyed by international coalition aviation in the area on 2 June.12 ISIS fighters killed in airstrike in western Fallujah
Iraqinews.com As of July 2016 the city is under

control.

References

Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate {{Iraq-geo-stub