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Operation AL FAJR, the second Battle for Fallujah in November 2004, was a hard-fought, Coalition-led combat assault to clear the city of insurgents and restore Fallujah to its rightful residents. The central narrative of the assault is told in the heroics of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen committed to complete the mission and support each other. However, there is a lesser-known, but compelling story of how the Coalition developed and worked with the Iraqis to apply lessons learned from the strategic to the tactical levels as they set the conditions for, and executed AL FAJR. This Education and Training Resource, publication and DVD, presents a compelling tactical vignette that links to operational and strategic themes in the areas of strategic communications, information operations, political-military dynamics and partnership development. It emphasizes that those themes are just as important at the tactical level as they are at the strategic level. The purpose of this Education and Training Resource is to provide trainers and educators a rich source of material for presenting and engaging students in the discussion of those topics. The vignette that is most illustrative of that effort is Phase 2 of the battle, Enhanced Shaping, and focuses on the seizure of the peninsula and hospital west of the city.