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The Second Battle of Ramadi was fought during the Iraq War from March 2006 to November 2006, for control of the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western Iraq. A joint US military force under the command 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and Iraqi Security Forces fought insurgents for control of key locations in Ramadi.
A smoke plume caused by an insurgent attack on the government center in downtown Ramadi, 13 March 2006. In March 2006, as 3rd Battalion 8th Marines arrived to replace 3/7, violence again began to escalate in Ramadi, with U.S. casualties spiking. With the 2–69th gone, the 2–28th BCT was again reinforced to help damp the insurgent activity.
Handed over to Iraqis in July 2006: Used by American, Dutch, British and Australian troops. Camp: Snake Pit (Ramadi) Al Anbar: Camp: Solidarity (Camp Al-Tadamum) Camp Gunsligner: Adhamiyah: Baghdad: Camp: Speicher COB Speicher: Tikrit: Salah ad Din: 2003: Handed over to Iraqis in October 2011: Used by Task Force ODIN: Camp: St. Mere (Fallujah ...
Michael Anthony Monsoor (April 5, 1981 – September 29, 2006) was a United States Navy SEAL who was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom during the Battle of Ramadi when he dove onto a grenade to shield his fellow SEALs, sacrificing his own life.
Battle of Ramadi: US soldiers take up positions on a street corner during a foot patrol in Ramadi, August 2006. August 20 – Sunni snipers shot and killed at least 22 Shiites during a pilgrimage in Baghdad.
Marc Alan Lee (March 20, 1978 – August 2, 2006) was a United States Navy SEAL. He was the first SEAL to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom when he was killed in a fierce firefight while on patrol against insurgents in Ramadi. Lee was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with Valor and the Purple Heart.
A suicide bomber in Ramadi blew himself up near a group of police and Army recruits, killed more than 60 and wounded around 70. Two other suicide car bombs explode in Baghdad. [5] January 6: A suicide bomber targeted an Interior Ministry patrol, and one policeman was killed in the explosion which wounded seven others. [6]
On 5 January 2006, a series of suicide attacks were launched in the Shia holy city of Karbala and in Ramadi city centre, each killing about 60 or more.. The bombings in Ramadi consisted of two suicide bombers detonating their bombs within minutes of each other.