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unusual facts about Iraqi insurgency



Battle of Abu Ghraib

At approximately 7:06 p.m. (Baghdad Time) on April 2, 2005, an estimated 80–120 armed insurgents launched a massive coordinated assault on the U.S. military facility and internment camp at Abu Ghraib, Iraq.

International Criminal Court and the 2003 invasion of Iraq

For example, no mention was made of any involvement by citizens of State Parties (e.g. the Scottish Black Watch regiment) in the US attack on Fallujah in 2003, which resulted in accusations of war crimes — though mainly by US and Iraqi government troops and Iraqi insurgents (who are not under ICC jurisdiction), rather than British forces.

Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions

The union has since been attacked by sections of the Iraqi insurgency, and former leader Hadi Saleh was assassinated in January 2005.

Michael Berg

He is most well known as the father of Nick Berg, one of the first American civilians to be abducted and beheaded by individuals claiming to be insurgents in Iraq.

Patrick R. McCaffrey, Sr.

On June 22, 2004, McCaffrey was on a patrol with Iraqi Security Forces and the Platoon's LT. when the two U.S. soldiers were killed, initially thought to be Iraqi insurgents in an ambush near Balad, Iraq.

Revolution in Military Affairs

Furthermore, the United States' inability to capture Osama bin Laden or effectively combat the Iraqi insurgency led some to question RMA in the face of asymmetrical warfare, which the United States' foes may increasingly engage in to counter RMA's advantages.


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