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Camp Bucca (Arabic: سجن بوكا, romanized: Sijn Būkā) was a forward operating base that housed a theater internment facility [1] maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq.
The Basra prison incident was an event involving British troops in Basra, Iraq. Main incident On 19 ...
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
Al Basrah Oil Terminal. Basra is known as "Iraq's economic and industrial capital". [58] The strategic location made the city, had transformed the city an important hub of trade and commerce. [59] Basra's economy is largely dependent on the oil and heavy industry. In the early 1970s, Basra was chosen as a nodal point for Iraq's development.
Pages in category "Basra in the Iraq War" ... 2011 Basra bombings; I. 10 May 2010 Iraq attacks; ... Basra prison incident; S.
Al Maqal is a district of Basra, Iraq [1] which lies in the north of the city centre, where the Shatt Al Arab Hotel, and Al-Maqal Port lie. References
Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by ...
The siege of Basra was initiated by the Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi) to capture the city of Basra in 2007. Following the reported major failure of the coalition forces, whose purpose was to stabilise Basra and prepare it for the turning over of security to Iraqi government forces, the city was overrun by insurgent forces from three different Iraqi factions including the Mahdi Army, and the ...