Falahat

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Falahat, also spelled Fallahat, al-Fallahat, or Mintaqat al Falahat, is a village in Iraq’s Al Anbar Governorate. It sits west of Fallujah, south of the Euphrates River, and south of highways 10, 11, and 12. The town of Habbaniyah lies to the northwest.

In 2016, the area saw intense fighting during the Siege of Fallujah and the Battle of Fallujah. On May 11, coalition airstrikes killed eight militants in the area. On June 2, international coalition aviation killed 12 ISIL militants and destroyed four vehicles and a mortar detachment. By July 2016, the area around Falahat was under ISIL control.