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2 unusual facts about United States Forces – Iraq


United States Forces – Iraq

On 3 February 2010, the 1st Infantry Division took command of USD–South (covering nine Governorates of Iraq, including Wasit Governorate and Babil Governorate) from the 34th Infantry Division.

Proclaimed as a national holiday by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.


16 June 2013 Iraq attacks

Two civilians were killed and nine injured in a bombing in Mahmoudiyah, while a blast in Tuz Khormato killed two police officers and injured another, and four people were injured in an attack near Mahaweel.

185th Armor Regiment

The remainder of the first battalion performed a security force mission throughout Multi-National Division-North at COB Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq.

2004 Baghdad refusal of orders

Returning to Tallil Air Base, the same company was ordered to take their cargo to Taji, north of Baghdad.

2007 Balad aircraft crash

The 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a 9 January 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the U.S. military base in Balad, Iraq.

834th Aviation Support Battalion

After moving north into Iraq, the 834th ASB replaced the 412th ASB on 7 September 2008 in Balad, Iraq (LSA Anaconda/Joint Base Balad).

8th Cavalry Regiment

The battalion area of operations (AO COURAGE) encompassed the cities of Balad, Duluiyah and Dujayl.

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

He built a new city, Wasit, which he used as a garrison city for his Syrian troops and also his private residence.

Armash, Iraq

Armash is a very old village with a fellow Assyrian "sister" village right next to it called Azakh.

Badra, Iraq

Badra is located next to the site of the ancient city Der.

Balad, Iraq

It is located within the borders of the so-called Sunni Triangle; however, Balad is a primarily Shiite town of approximately 100,000.

Camp Taji

Although the PX facility is large, it remains poorly stocked in comparison to Baghdad and Balad due to supply issues.

Dale Stoffel

After alerting the Pentagon of corruption and payment irregularities involving U.S. personnel in the Coalition Provisional Authority and with the Iraqi government, he was killed in an ambush in Taji, Iraq.

Damien Mander

The Civilian Police Assistance Training Team (CPATT) project, made up of multinationals, was part of the US-led coalition's effort to develop the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and its Forces.

David Grant USAF Medical Center

DGMC currently provides the lead support to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Bagram, Afghanistan and surgical support to the Joint Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq.

Dioceses of the Syriac Orthodox Church

Two West Syrian dioceses are known to have existed in the Beth ʿArabaye region between the sixth and fourteenth centuries, centred on Balad and Shigar (Sinjar) respectively.

History of Jews in Kurdistan

He interviewed 56 Kurdish Jews from six towns (Zahko, Aqrah, Amadiya, Dohuk, Sulaimaniya and Shinno/Ushno/Ushnoviyya), as well as dozens of villages, mostly in the region of Bahdinan.

Ibn Muqla

Another attempt in 936 to launch a campaign against the rebellious governor of Wasit, Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, failed to even get started.

Iraq War order of battle 2009

From September 2008 to 31 December 2009, the overall military commander in Iraq was General Raymond T. Odierno, Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) who reported to United States Central Command.

Kalar, Iraq

Kalar (Kurdish:که‌لار, Kelar ) is a town in Iraqi Kurdistan located on Sirwan (Diyala) river, to the east of Kifri and to the west of Qasri Shirin and Sarpol Zahab in Kermanshah Province in east Kurdistan.

The University of Garmian, a satellite campus of University of Sulaymaniyah, majors in agriculture.beside many of other departments university of Kalar is the first scientific center in the area which provides Geographic Information System laboratory for post graduated students.

Kodee Kennings

"Dan" also called the newsroom and maintained an e-mail address at Yahoo! "Dan" was even portrayed as having been injured in a December, 2004 explosion in a mess hall at a base near Mosul, Iraq.

Kurdistan Islamic Union

The violence quickly spread throughout the Bahdinan area of Iraqi Kurdistan, to nearby Dohuk, and eventually as far as way as the south-eastern Sorani city of Sulaymaniyah.

Leigh Ann Hester

While assigned to the 617th Military Police Company, a Kentucky Army National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky, Hester received the Silver Star for her actions on March 20, 2005 during an enemy ambush on a supply convoy near the town of Salman Pak, Iraq.

MacRobertson Air Race

Later that year (1934), the DC-2 crashed near Rutbah Wells, (now known as Ar Rutba, Iraq), and is now commemorated by a flying replica.

Mahmoudiyah, Iraq

Mahmudiya District has about 550,000 inhabitants, about 92% of them are Sunni Arabs and the rest are mostly Shias.

Mirawdale

Kamal Mirawdeli received majority of votes in the Sulaimaniya and Soran regions.

Misha'an al-Juburi

In 2009 he offered on TV to buy weapons to give to the resistance to fight the US-led Multi-National Force – Iraq.

Muhammad bin Dawud al-Zahiri

Ibn Dawud was known to have been involved in public debates with the Mu'tazila, an ancient Muslim sect, in a court of the caliph Al-Muwaffaq in Wasit.

Multi-National Division - Baghdad

Of the brigades controlled by the 1st Cavalry Division, one was north of the city at Taji, one was in the northeastern part in Adhamiya, one at Camp Liberty in the west, one in the "International Zone" or "Green Zone" at the heart of the city, one on the southern outskirts, and a sixth in the southeast near Rasheed airfield.

Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq

The original command consisted of the Coalition Military Assistance Transition Team (CMATT) under Major General Paul Eaton.

It was previously commanded by US Army Lieutenant General Frank Helmick(July 2008 — October 2009), US Army Lieutenant General James M. Dubik (June 2007 — July 2008), Lieutenant General Martin E. Dempsey (September 2005 — June 2007) and Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus (June 2004 — September 2005).

MNSTC-I was commanded (since October 2009) by US Army Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero and was headquartered in the International Zone in Baghdad at Phoenix Base, a former elementary school.

Nochiya Region

Also worth mentioning are the other Kurdish tribes, whom the Nochiyaye shared their vast territory with, clockwise from Nochiya: The Nehri (central), The Khumara (north), who are relatives to Bagzadeh and were most powerful kurdish tribes from 15th century until 1870, The Zarza (south-east), The Bradost (south), The Gardi (south-west), The Barzan (south-west), The Herki Banaji (west) and The Oramar (north-west).

North Star School District

Joseph Darby, who in April 2004 The Pentagon credited as the lone soldier who came forward to halt and expose the Abu Ghraib prisoner-of-war abuse scandal in Baghdad, Iraq, is a graduate of North Star High School.

Oscar Hilman

By improving the living conditions of Filipinos in the military base in Balad, Iraq, he was, in effect, also serving his native land.

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.

Peter W. Chiarelli

He also served as commander, Multi-National Corps—Iraq under General George W. Casey, Jr..

Sabaa Al Bour

The city is also located near the Taji military base, which came under United States control following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

Sherwana Castle

Sherwana Castle, also known as Shirwanah Castle, was built by Mohamed Pasha Jaff and is located in Kalar, Kurdistan, Iraq.

The Comet Dog

The project began in response to his longtime girlfriend's (Julianna) deployment to Balad, Iraq - Joint Base Balad, in July 2009, as a United States Air Force airman.

United States Navy Customs

From there, each company then heads to its base of operations, either at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, the Kuwait Naval Base, Camp Patriot, Ali Al Salem, and Camp Beuhring, Camp Virginia or they stay at ALSA for further training before deploying to Balad, Iraq or Afghanistan.

Uqaylid Dynasty

Several other 'Uqailid lines were established in various areas, including Jazirat ibn Umar, Takrit, Hīt, and Ukbara (whose ruler, Gharib b. Muhammad once gave refuge to the Buwayhid amir Jalal al-Daula when he found it necessary to leave Baghdad).

Valley of the Wolves: Gladio

It is part of the Valley of the Wolves media franchise, based on the Turkish television series of the same name, along with Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) and Valley of the Wolves: Palestine (2010).


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