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Battle of Donkey Island, the Glossary

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The Battle of Donkey Island was a skirmish that occurred on 30 June and 1 July 2007 between elements of the U.S. Army Task Force 1-77 Armor Regiment, the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and a numerically superior force of al-Qaeda in Iraq insurgents on the banks of a canal leading from Ramadi to Lake Habbaniyah in the Al-Anbar province of Iraq.[1]

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  1. 15 relations: Al Anbar Governorate, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Anbar campaign (2003–2011), Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order, Iraq, Iraq War, Islamic State of Iraq, Lake Habbaniyah, Ramadi, Skirmisher, Tikrit, United States, 2007 in Iraq, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 77th Armor Regiment.

  2. Battles of the Anbar campaign (2003–2011)
  3. Battles of the Iraq War in 2007
  4. Battles of the Iraq War involving Sunni insurgent groups
  5. Battles of the Iraq War involving the United States
  6. July 2007 events in Iraq
  7. June 2007 events in Iraq
  8. Ramadi in the Iraq War

Al Anbar Governorate

Al Anbar Governorate (محافظة الأنبار; muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area.

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Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (two rivers), more commonly known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), was a Salafi jihadist organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda.

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Anbar campaign (2003–2011)

The Anbar campaign consisted of fighting between the United States military, together with Iraqi security forces, and Sunni insurgents in the western Iraqi governorate of Al Anbar. Battle of Donkey Island and Anbar campaign (2003–2011) are United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War.

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Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order

The Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order (جيش رجال الطريقة النقشبندية Jaysh Rijāl aṭ-Ṭarīqa an-Naqshabandiya), (JRTN) also called the Naqshbandi Army, is one of a number of underground Ba'athist militant insurgency groups fighting U.S.-led Coalition forces in Iraq.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Iraq War

The Iraq War, sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, or Second Gulf War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.

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Islamic State of Iraq

The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI; دولة العراق الإسلامية) was a Salafi jihadist militant organization that fought the forces of the U.S.-led coalition during the Iraqi insurgency.

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Lake Habbaniyah

Lake Habbaniyah (Buḥayrat al-Ḥabbāniya) is a lake located halfway between Ramadi and Fallujah near Al-Taqaddum (TQ) Air Base in Al Habbaniyah in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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Ramadi

Ramadi (ٱلرَّمَادِي Ar-Ramādī; also formerly rendered as Rumadiyah or Rumadiya) is a city in central Iraq, about west of Baghdad and west of Fallujah.

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Skirmisher

Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances.

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Tikrit

Tikrit (تِكْرِيت Tikrīt) is a city in Iraq, located northwest of Baghdad and southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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2007 in Iraq

Events in the year 2007 in Iraq.

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2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5 or "Two Five") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 marines and sailors.

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77th Armor Regiment

The 77th Armor is an armored (tank) regiment of the United States Army.

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See also

Battles of the Anbar campaign (2003–2011)

Battles of the Iraq War in 2007

Battles of the Iraq War involving Sunni insurgent groups

Battles of the Iraq War involving the United States

July 2007 events in Iraq

June 2007 events in Iraq

Ramadi in the Iraq War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Donkey_Island