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The Battle of Debecka Pass (Dibagah, Dibege, دیبهگه) on 6–7 April 2003, sometimes known as the Battle of Debecka Ridge or Debecka Crossroads, or otherwise referred to as the Alamo of the Iraq War, was a successful operation launched by U.S. Special Forces to secure a major crossroads near the village of Debecka (Dibege, دیبهگه in Kurdish), between Mosul and Kirkuk in ...
6 April 2003: During the Battle of Debecka Pass, BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson and members of his crew were injured when a bomb dropped from a U.S. F-15 aircraft hit a friendly Kurdish and U.S. Special Forces convoy, killing 15 people, including BBC translator Kamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed. [9] [10]
Battle of Debecka Pass; F. First Battle of Fallujah; G. José Antonio Gutiérrez; K. Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003) Battle of Karbala (2003) N. Battle of Nasiriyah; R.
Battle of Debecka Pass: 6 April: The US forces capture a major crossroad near the village of Debecka in Iraq. Battle of Baghdad International Airport: 11 April American forces capture the airport from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi army. 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh: 19 May 2003 – 13 May 2004 Indonesian forces severely defeat the Free ...
Battle of Debecka Pass; Battle of Diwaniya; Battle of Donkey Island; F. First Battle of Fallujah; Second Battle of Fallujah; G. 2004 Good Friday ambush; H. Second ...
On 4 April 2003, they were given a new mission, code-named Northern Safari, which directed them to seize the Debecka intersection until relieved by the 173rd Airborne Brigade's artillery component, On 5 April, they moved into position to seize the intersection and then on 6 April they ran into Iraqi Army forces and the Battle of Debecka Pass ...
The 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident was a friendly fire incident involving two United States Air Force (USAF) Air National Guard 190th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, and vehicles from the British D Squadron, The Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry, and took place on 28 March 2003 during the invasion of Iraq by armed forces of ...
The memorial was designed by Paul Day.It consists of two large Portland stone monoliths, weighing 33 tonnes (32 long tons; 36 short tons). On one side, one stone is inscribed "Afghanistan" and the other "Iraq", and on the other side one bears the word "duty" and the other "service".