Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Qasr
Description: WEBUmm 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 the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf. It is separated from the border of Kuwait by a small inlet.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Umm_Qasr
Description: WEBBattle of Umm Qasr. A U.S. Marine M1 Abrams tank fires its 120mm cannon at Iraqi forces during fighting near Umm Qasr, 23 March 2003. The 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.
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Link: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/umm-qasr.htm
Description: WEBUmm Qasr, a key Iraqi port that US officials said they hoped to use for military or humanitarian supplies, was declared to be under US and British control on 21 March 2003. But three days later,...
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bucca
Description: WEBUnited States Navy Seabees. In use. 2003–2009. Battles/wars. Iraq War. Camp Bucca ( Arabic: سجن بوكا, romanized : Sijn Būkā) was a forward operating base that housed a theater internment facility [1] maintained by the United States military in …
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Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-battle-for-umm-qasr/
Description: WEBMar 24, 2003 · Correspondent Scott Pelley and Producer Bill Owens were with Fox Company this week as the Marines fought for control of Umm Qasr, the critical Iraqi port on the Persian Gulf. Now that the battle...
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Link: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Umm_Qasr
Description: WEBUmm 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 the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf. It is separated from the border of Kuwait by a small inlet.
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Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/umm-qasr
Description: WEBUmm Qasr (ōōm käs´ə) town, Basra prov., S Iraq, S of Basra on the Kuwait border. Located on an arm of the Persian Gulf, it is Iraq's second largest port, with deepwater facilities. Source for information on Umm Qasr: The …
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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/28/world/a-nation-at-war-in-the-field-iraqi-port-seals-clear-mines-in-vital-harbor.html
Description: WEBMarch 28, 2003. After a week of round-the-clock searches for snipers' nests and mine caches, Naval Special Warfare forces declared today that they had secured the waterways surrounding Iraq's lone...
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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/opinion/israel-hamas-war-netanyahu.html
Description: WEBMar 12, 2024 · The Umm Qasr townsfolk scrambled after that food … jostling for breadcrumbs. This was a scene of humiliation, not liberation. We must do better.” ...
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Link: https://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/23/sprj.irq.umm.qasr/index.html
Description: WEBMar 23, 2003 · UMM QASR, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Marines waged a four-hour firefight with pockets of Iraqi troops in the southern city of Umm Qasr on Sunday, a day after British troops captured the strategically...
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