Falahat (also: ''Fallahat'', ''al-Fallahat'', ''Mintaqat al Falahat'') is a village in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
, which is located in the
Al Anbar Governorate
Al Anbar Governorate ( ar, محافظة الأنبار; ''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, ...
west of the city of
Fallujah
Fallujah ( ar, ٱلْفَلُّوجَة, al-Fallūjah, Iraqi pronunciation: ) is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jew ...
, south of the river
Euphrates
The Euphrates () is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Tigris–Euphrates river system, Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia ( ''the land between the rivers'') ...
, and south of the road of highways
10,
11, and
12. The town of
Habbaniyah is located in the north west of the village.
In 2016, during the
Siege of Fallujah and the following
battle
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
, there was intense fighting in the area between the Iraqi army and
ISIL 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 ISIL control.
References
Populated places in Al Anbar Governorate
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