The 2004 Iraq spring fighting was a series of operational offensives and various major engagements during the Iraq War. It was a turning point in the war;...
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2008 Iraq spring fighting was a series of clashes between the Mahdi Army and allies and the Iraqi Army supported by coalition forces, in southern Iraq and...
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happened in the midst of the Iraq spring fighting of 2004, which saw intensified clashes throughout the country. On April 5, 2004, Shia Muslim cleric Muqtada...
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1st Marine Division (section Iraq War)
Citation. The division returned to Iraq in February 2004 and took control of the Al Anbar province in western Iraq; it was the lead unit in Operation...
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the spring of 2004, during the same time as the First Battle of Fallujah, for control of the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western Iraq. A coalition...
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firefight with Fedayeen in the urban fighting. At the Saddam Canal, another 18 marines were killed in heavy fighting with Iraqi soldiers. An Air Force A-10 was...
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a full blown civil war. Violence throughout the spring was largely dominated by inter-Iraqi fighting, leaving the U.S.-led coalition forces unsure of...
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Siege of Sadr City (category Battles of the Iraq War in 2004)
Iraq War troop surge of 2007, and during the spring fighting of 2008. On March 28, 2004, the US leader of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq...
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lull in violence. However, violence did increase during the Iraq Spring Fighting of 2004 with foreign fighters from around the Middle East as well as...
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later appointed and granted limited powers to the Iraq Interim Governing Council. In June 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government was established, ending the...
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fighting. Insurgent casualty numbers were estimated at 85 to 90 killed or wounded. Several more days of fighting were anticipated as U.S. and Iraqi troops...
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uprisings in Iraq Battle of Karbala (2003), during the 2003 invasion of Iraq Defense of Karbala City Hall, during the Iraq spring fighting of 2004 Battle of...
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the MNF–I and the Iraqi government, while also fighting among themselves. The insurgency was shaped by sectarian tensions in Iraq, particularly between...
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Islamic State (redirect from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
Guards fighting in Iraq to push back Islamic State". Reuters. Smith, Alexander (26 September 2014). "Russia Tells Iraq It's 'Ready' to Support Fight Against...
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June 7, 2006 in Hibhib, Iraq by the United States Air Force. The group was started as Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in 1999. In 2004 it pledged allegiance...
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Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF–I), often referred to as the Coalition forces, was a U.S.-led military command during the Iraq War from 2004 to 2009. The vast...
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called Operation Baton Rouge, took place in 2004 during the Iraq War. The city of Samarra in central Iraq had fallen under the control of insurgents shortly...
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intervention in Iraq (2014–present). See also 2003 in Iraq Though the initial war lasted for only 26 days, the coalition soon found themselves fighting insurgent...
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Iraq Turkey launches an offensive in northern Iraq against PKK rebels. March 23: Iraq spring fighting of 2008. March 25: Battle of Basra (2008). July...
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The Iraqi conflict is a series of violent events that began with the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq and deposition of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein...
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force of Iraqi ALA irregulars in house to house combat; forcing the Irgun to ask for help from the Haganah after two days of fighting. Heavy fighting continued...
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List of conflicts in Asia (section Iraq)
January 18–19, 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting January 23 – July 28, 2008 Ninawa campaign March 25 – May 15, 2008 Iraq spring fighting of 2008 March 25–31...
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Mahdi Army (category Anti-ISIL factions in Iraq)
an Iraqi Shia militia created by Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003 and disbanded in 2008. The Mahdi Army rose to international prominence on April 4, 2004, when...
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The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the...
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Second Battle of Fallujah (category Battles of the Iraq War in 2004)
offensive of the Iraq War that began on 7 November 2004 and lasted about six weeks. A joint military effort of the United States, the Iraqi Interim Government...
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Coalition Provisional Authority (redirect from Iraqi Republic (2003-2004))
authority over the Iraqi government from the period of the CPA's inception on 21 April 2003 until its dissolution on 28 June 2004. The CPA was admonished...
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003 adults nationwide found 64% felt the Iraq War was not worth fighting, with 34% saying it was worth fighting, with 2% undecided. The margin of error...
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the Iraq War on 5 June 2003, shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As part of the Multi-National Force – Iraq, they engaged in combat with Iraqi insurgents...
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Battle of Ramadi (2006) (category Battles of the Iraq War involving Iraq)
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...
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First Battle of Fallujah (category Battles of the Iraq War in 2004)
The battle, and especially the images of Iraqi civilians killed or injured in the fighting, caused many Iraqis to become resentful of the US presence....
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