raction ▁Te chni que , ▁Ph . D . ▁Th esis , ▁C . S . ▁O wn ▁ ▁Category : Diff raction ▁Category : C ry stal log raph y <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fall uj ah ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁or ▁Fall ▁of ▁Fall uj ah ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁which ▁I SI L ▁and ▁other ▁Sun ni ▁ins urg ents ▁captured ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Fall uj ah . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Ira qi ▁cities ▁to ▁fall ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Government , ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁An bar ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁Battle ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁dis m ant led ▁a ▁Sun ni ▁protest ▁camp , ▁which ▁anger ed ▁many ▁people . ▁Gun men ▁proceeded ▁to ▁attack ▁deployed ▁army ▁pat rol s ▁on ▁the ▁highway . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Al - Q a eda ▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁nearby ▁Ram adi . ▁After ▁the ▁army ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁IS IS ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁its ▁al lies ▁entered ▁both ▁cities . ▁Many ▁videos ▁showed ▁IS IS ▁forces ▁cl ash ing ▁with ▁police ▁forces , ▁and ▁IS IS ▁attacks ▁and ▁se iz ures ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁police