The Second Battle of Fallujah, Operation Al-Fajr and Operation Phantom Fury and the insurgent attacks in and around Fallujah. In September 2006 a push was mounted and lasted until January 2007. The success of the tactics developed during the push, often called the ‘Third Battle of Fallujah’, were applied on a larger scale that lead to what can be called the Great Sunni Awakening. The episode concludes with the Surge and the stand down of forces in 2009.