Baghdad

The Iraq War began with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and continued through the withdrawal of most U.S. forces in 2011. American Sniper depicts combat operations during this conflict and its effects on a returning veteran.

Fallujah was a major center of insurgent resistance and the site of two major battles involving U.S. forces in 2004.

Ramadi, in Anbar Province, was a major arena of fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents during the Iraq War.