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Led by the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army, the Second Battle of Fallujah was later described as "some of the heaviest urban combat Marines and Soldiers have been involved in since Huế City in Vietnam in 1968" [18] and as the toughest battle the U.S. military has been in since the end of the Vietnam War. [19]
Iraq War video games (11 P) Pages in category "Video games set in Iraq" ... (video game) Armored Task Force; Army of Two (video game) Asphalt: Urban GT;
Control of many U.S.-operated bases was transferred to the Iraqi government during the 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal. At the request of the Iraqi government in January 2024, [3] and amid rising regional tensions following the 2023 Israeli invasion of Gaza, the US and Iraq are set to begin negotiations to end US military presence in Iraq. [4]
The Battle of Baqubah II (March–August 2007) took place during the Iraq War in the capital of the Iraqi province Diyala, to the north-east of Baghdad. It began in early March 2007, when U.S. and Iraqi forces commenced preliminary operations to "establish a presence in Diyala beyond their Forward Operating Base".
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups. The force commander said it was an attack ...
Battle: Was a battle that was fought between U.S. and Iraqi forces, and the Islamist Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr Battle of the CIMIC House: 5 August 2004: 28 August 2004: Al Amarah: Battle: Was a siege fought between UK forces, and the Islamist Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr. An estimated 200+ insurgents were killed. Operation Cajun Mousetrap II
On November 9, 2004, an Army Major and an Air Force Master Sergeant died as a result of an RPG attack and mortar attack on Forward Operating Base Courage in Mosul. On November 10, 2004, hundreds of insurgents flooded the streets of the city. They started attacking Iraqi security forces and by the next day had taken the initiative.
Eight US troops were killed and 51 more were wounded in the bloody battle. [7] US forces from the 759th Military Police Battalion (759th MP BN) subsequently regained control of the police stations after running firefights with Mahdi rebels that resulted in the deaths of 35 militiamen; over 500 were reported killed by the Iraqi Ministry of Health.