![]() ![]() Overly accurate Chechen snipers utilizing Iranian G3 clones over the Draganov sniper system seemed to be commonplace on the battlefield of Fallujah. The attack on Fallujah was originally called Operation PHANTOM FURY by. forces in the ensuing battle to kill them. They were often times hopped up on pain killers and had pre-applied tourniquets on their limbs.Ĭhechens could be easily distinguished by their lighter skin tone, lighter hair color, advanced equipment, Chechen literature and terrorist manuals they carried and by the amount of casualties they inflicted on U.S. Second Battle of Fallujah, (November 7December 23, 2004), also called Operation Al-Fajr (Dawn) and Operation Phantom Fury, joint American, Iraqi, and British military campaign during the Iraq War that crushed the Islamic insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, in the Sunni Muslim province of Al-Anbar. ![]() These rifles were often times recovered from dead Chechen foreign fighters who were also equipped with modern tactical vest, body armor and optics. The markings were unique and very rarely encountered but were most certainly those of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Also recovered were several unlicensed Iranian copies of the G3 rifle. Operation Phantom Fury: The Second Battle of Fallujah On March 31, 2004, a group of American contractors working in Iraq were attacked and dragged from their vehicles in Fallujah, a city in the Al Anbar province, located about 43 miles west of Baghdad. The compact size of the retractable stock version MP5 encountered enabled troops to conduct close quarters battle with a combat proven weapons system without telegraphing the longer barrel of the M16A4 rifles they were issued past doorways and also gave them a fully automatic capability as opposed to the standard 3-round burst. Operation Phantom Fury The Assault and Capture of Fallujah, Iraq: November 2004 Dick Camp Leatherneck November 2014 Read Here The Assault and Capture of Fallujah, Iraq 3/5 Darkhorse Clears City Dick Camp Leatherneck December 2014 Read Here Saved Round Sara W. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2015. As most firepower recovered from the enemy was placed in massive piles and destroyed, troops often times adopted them for personal use utilizing issued 9x19mm cartridges from their Berretta M9 (Model 92) to fill the magazines. Marines patrol the streets of Fallujah, Iraq during Operation Phantom Fury November, 2004. These firearms were found on several dead insurgents not possessing identification so it remains unclear if they were operatives from Iran or simply utilizing weaponry left over from the Iran-Iraq war. Rarely encountered yet relished when they were confiscated were unlicensed Iranian copies of the MP5 submachine gun. The Second Battle of Fallujah, codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, and Operation al-Fajr was an American-led offensive of the Iraq War that lasted roughly six. ![]()
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