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    Umm Qasr (Arabic: أم قصر, also transliterated as Um-qasir, Um-qasser, Um Qasr. Kurdish:ئومقەسڕ , Ûmqêsir) is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on...
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    Umm Qasr Port is Iraq's only deep water port, part of the city of Umm Qasr. Iraq's second biggest port in scale of size and goods shipped, ranking behind...
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    Battle of Umm Qasr was the first military confrontation in the Iraq War. At the start of the war, one of the first objectives was the port of Umm Qasr. On 21...
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    ports of Umm Qasr and al-Zubair. Iraqi Naval Headquarters: Baghdad (Camp Victory). May move to Umm Qasr. Operational Headquarters: Umm Qasr Tactical Operations...
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  • archaeological site Umm al Binni lake Umm Qasr, a port city Umm Qasr Port Umm Batin, a village Umm al-Fahm, a city Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, a town Umm al-Hiran, a...
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  • and harbours in Iraq. Abu Flous Port Al Başrah Oil Terminal Grand faw port Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminal Khor Al Zubair Port Port of Basra Umm Qasr Port...
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  • Umm Qasr Sport Club (Arabic: نادي أم قصر الرياضي) is an Iraqi football team based in Umm Qasr, Basra, that plays in Iraqi Second Division League. Safaa...
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    production. The British Royal Marines' 3 Commando Brigade would also capture Umm Qasr at the same time so that its port, the only deepwater port in Iraq, could...
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    and the Polish Special Forces unit GROM attached, attacked the port of Umm Qasr. There they met with heavy resistance by Iraqi troops. A total of 14 coalition...
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    although it does not have deep water access, which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr. However, there is ongoing construction of Grand Faw Port on the coast...
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    internment facility maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr, Iraq. After being taken over by the U.S. military (800th Military Police...
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    Iraqi fighters, and coalition forces enter but are later repelled from Umm Qasr. The Iraqi regime puts a bounty of 50 million dinars (US$33,000) for the...
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    to Basra, arriving there on May 1. Doğan Bey was moored at Berth #9 of Umm Qasr Port, south-eastern Iraq, at the country's hub of imports and exports....
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    Naval Task Group was principally tasked with the capture of the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq's only deep-water port; the oil pipeline facilities of the Al-Faw...
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  • Al-Rasheed, Nasiriya, Habbaniyah (including Tammuz), Shaiba, Kut, and Umm Qasr airbases, as well as Baghdad International Airport and Al-Muthanna Airport...
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    reserves are in Kurdish and Shia regions, and the port cities of Basra and Umm Qasr are far away from the triangle. The "Sunni Triangle" is distinct from the...
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    opposite from Bubiyan Island and Warbah Island, near the Iraqi city of Umm Qasr. Al-Faw, the only significant town on the peninsula and its namesake, is...
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    ports. Subsequently, hazardous material was removed from storage inside Umm Qasr Port. Kundu, Bhaskar; Senapati, Batakrushna; Matsushita, Ai; Heki, Kosuke...
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    several Navy squadrons deployed with the Walleye. During a strike on Umm Qasr in January 1991 (possibly the 24th), VFA-195 became the first Hornet to...
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    the navigational channels that the company manages. The company manages Umm Qasr port, Khor Al-Zubair port, Al-Maqal Port, and Abu Flous Port. "General...
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    long railway to transport much-needed aid supplies from the port town of Umm Qasr to Basra. In June 2011, it was announced that planning had begun for a...
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  • and the Clearance Diving Team took part in clearing the approaches to Umm Qasr. Boarding operations continued during the war, and on 20 March boarding...
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    provide port and perimeter security at Umm Qasr on the Khor Abd Allah Waterway during the Battle of Umm Qasr. Meanwhile, remaining members of both PSU...
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    Polish special forces performed the operation of securing the port of Umm Qasr. In 2003, controversy erupted between Poland and France when Polish forces...
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    15th MEU crossed the border into Southern Iraq and secured the ports of Umm Qasr and Az Zubayr in order to destroy Iraqi resistance and enable follow-on...
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    Qar 43,551 53,367 77 Şoriş Suleymaniyah 42,703 51,615 78 Khanaqin Diyala 42,057 51,538 79 Al-Nasr Dhi Qar 41,698 51,097 80 Umm Qasr Basra 40,531 49,783...
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    Invasion Umm Qasr Al Faw Basra I Nasiriyah Karbala I Haditha Dam Najaf I Samawah I Karbala II Al Kut Hillah Karbala Gap Debecka Pass Baghdad I...
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    RFA Sir Galahad arrives in the Iraqi port city of Umm Qasr on 28 March 2003 RFA Sir Galahad in Umm Qasr, delivering the first shipment of humanitarian aid...
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    Invasion Umm Qasr Al Faw Basra I Nasiriyah Karbala I Haditha Dam Najaf I Samawah I Karbala II Al Kut Hillah Karbala Gap Debecka Pass Baghdad I...
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  • Andalusia, Spain أمّ الفحم ʼUmm al-Faḥm. Umm al-Fahm, Israel أمّ قصر ʼUmm Qaṣr. Umm Qasr, Iraq أمّ القيوين ʼUmm al-Qaywayn. Umm al-Qaiwain, United Arab Emirates...
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