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Diyala campaign, the Glossary

The Diyala province campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province.^[1]

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Campaigns of the Iraq War
Diyala Governorate in the Iraq War
Military campaigns involving the United States
Military operations of the Iraq War in 2006
Military operations of the Iraq War in 2007

Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Abu Ayyub al-Masri (أَبُو أَيُّوبَ ٱلْمَصْرِيُّ,, translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010), also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (in Arabic), US Department of State.

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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ ٱلزَّرْقَاوِيُّ,, Father of Musab, from Zarqa;; October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh (أَحْمَدُ فَضِيلِ ٱلنَّزَالِ ٱلْخَلَايْلَةَ), was a Jordanian jihadist who ran a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan.

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Abu Omar al-Baghdadi

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (translit;; 1959 – 18 April 2010), born Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al-Zawi (Ḥamīd Dāwud Muḥammad Ḵalīl az-Zāwī) was an Iraqi militant who was the Emir of the Islamic militant umbrella organization Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC),Al-Qaeda names mystery man to succeed Zarqawi.

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Al Khalis

Al Khalis (Khalis or Khales) (الخالص) is a town in Diyala, Iraq, roughly 15 kilometers (9 mi) northwest of Baqubah.

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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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Baqubah

Baqubah (بَعْقُوبَة; BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate.

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Battle of Turki

The Battle of Turki, also known as Operation TURKI BOWL I, was fought over 40 hours near the town of Baqubah, Iraq, on the outskirts of the village of Turki in Diyala Governorate between American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and well trained insurgent forces in November 2006. Diyala campaign and Battle of Turki are Diyala Governorate in the Iraq War.

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Benjamin R. Mixon

Benjamin Randaulph "Randy" Mixon (born March 6, 1953) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who last served as commanding general of United States Army Pacific.

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Caliphate

A caliphate or khilāfah (خِلَافَةْ) is a monarchical form of government (initially elective, later absolute) that originated in the 7th century Arabia, whose political identity is based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad and the identification of a monarch called caliph (خَلِيفَةْ) as his heir and successor.

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Camp Ashraf

Camp Ashraf or Ashraf City was a camp in Iraq's Diyala Governorate, having the character of a small city with all basic infrastructure, and headquarters of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

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Diyala Governorate

Diyala Governorate (محافظة ديالى) or Diyala Province is a governorate in northeastern Iraq.

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Fadhil Barwari

Fadhil Jamil al-Barwari (1966 – 20 September 2018) was an Iraqi general who served as the commander of the ISOF-1 brigade, a unit of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces.

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Forward Operating Base Grizzly

FOB Grizzly (formerly FOB Spartan, FOB Red Lion and FOB Barbarian) was a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base located within Camp Ashraf, Diyala province, 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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Iraqi Ground Forces

The Iraqi Ground Forces (Arabic: القوات البرية العراقية), also referred to as the Iraqi Army (Arabic: الجيش العراقي), is the ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

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Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)

An Iraqi insurgency began shortly after the 2003 American invasion deposed longtime leader Saddam Hussein. Diyala campaign and Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) are Campaigns of the Iraq War.

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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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Mahdi Army

The Mahdi Army (جيش المهدي) was an Iraqi Shia militia created by Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003 and disbanded in 2008.

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Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)

The Mujahideen Shura Council (translit, MSC), was an umbrella organization of at least six Sunni Islamist insurgent groups taking part in the Iraqi insurgency against U.S.-led Coalition and Iraqi forces.

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Multi-National Force – Iraq

The Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF–I), often referred to as the Coalition forces, was a military command during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and much of the ensuing Iraq War, led by the United States of America (Operation Iraqi Freedom), United Kingdom (Operation Telic), Australia, Italy (Operation Ancient Babylon), Spain and Poland, responsible for conducting and handling military operations.

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Operation Imposing Law

Operation Imposing Law, also known as Operation Law and Order (translit), Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (فرض القانون) or Baghdad Security Plan (BSP), was a joint Coalition-Iraqi security plan conducted throughout Baghdad. Diyala campaign and Operation Imposing Law are military operations of the Iraq War in 2007, military operations of the Iraq War involving Iraq and military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States.

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Operation Law and Order

Operation Law and Order was an Israeli military operation against a Hezbollah base in the village of Maydoun.

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Operation Phantom Phoenix

Operation Phantom Phoenix was a major nationwide offensive launched by the Multinational Force Iraq (MNF-I) on 8 January 2008 in an attempt to build on the success of the two previous corps-level operations, Operation Phantom Thunder and Operation Phantom Strike and further reduce violence and secure Iraq's population, particularly in the capital Baghdad. Diyala campaign and operation Phantom Phoenix are Diyala Governorate in the Iraq War, military operations of the Iraq War involving Iraq and military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States.

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Operation Together Forward

Operation Together Forward, also known as Forward Together (Arabic: عملية معاً إلى الأمام, Amaliya Ma’an ila Al-Amam), was an unsuccessful offensive against sectarian militias in Baghdad to significantly reduce the violence in which had seen a sharp uprise since the mid-February 2006 bombing of the Askariya Mosque, a major Shiite Muslim shrine, in Samarra. Diyala campaign and Operation Together Forward are military operations of the Iraq War in 2006, military operations of the Iraq War involving Iraq and military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States.

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People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran

The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) (Sâzmân-ye Mojâhedin-ye Khalğ-ye Irân), is an Iranian dissident organization that was previously armed but has now transitioned primarily into a political advocacy group.

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References

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

Also known as Diyala province campaign.