Battle of Samawah (2003)
The Battle of Samawah took place during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as American troops fought to clear the city of Iraqi forces. The city had been bypassed during the advance on Baghdad, leaving the task of clearing it to American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division with mechanized infantry and armor provided by units of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, and 2-70th Armor Battalions, along with 3rd platoon 59th Chemical Company tasked with finding and removing any potential chemical or biological weapons. The battle was the largest sustained urban combat that paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne had been involved in since World War II.
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Battle of Samawah (2003)
The Battle of Samawah took place during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as American troops fought to clear the city of Iraqi forces. The city had been bypassed during the advance on Baghdad, leaving the task of clearing it to American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division with mechanized infantry and armor provided by units of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, and 2-70th Armor Battalions, along with 3rd platoon 59th Chemical Company tasked with finding and removing any potential chemical or biological weapons. The battle was the largest sustained urban combat that paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne had been involved in since World War II.
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La bataille de Samawa oppose l ...... ression américaine sur Bagdad.
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The Battle of Samawah took pla ...... nvolved in since World War II.
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Битва за Эс-Самаву (30 марта — ...... пехоты и бронетанковых частей.
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23 captured
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2003-04-04
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United States victory
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1-41st Infantry Regiment
2-70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division
2nd Brigade, U.S.82nd Airborne Division
Elements of theSaddam Fedayeen,Iraqi Republican Guard
Iraqi Army
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Iraq
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United States
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Gen. Charles Swannack
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Kinan Mansour Khaleel
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Lt. Gen. Yahya
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Mizban Khidar Hadi
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Yahya Huwaish Fadani
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Battle of Samawah
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United States victory
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Elements of the Saddam Fedayeen, Iraqi Republican Guard
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La bataille de Samawa oppose l ...... ression américaine sur Bagdad.
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The Battle of Samawah took pla ...... nvolved in since World War II.
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Битва за Эс-Самаву (30 марта — ...... пехоты и бронетанковых частей.
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Bataille de Samawa
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Battle of Samawah (2003)
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Битва за Эс-Самаву (2003)
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Battle of Samawah
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