Battle of Ramadi (2006) 2006
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About the battle
The Second Battle of Ramadi was fought during the Iraq War from March 2006 to November 2006, for control of Ramadi, the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western Iraq. A joint US military force under the command of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division; 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8 Kilo Co., 3/8 Lima Co., 3/8 India Co.); and Iraqi Security Forces fought insurgents for control of key locations in Ramadi. Coalition strategy relied on establishing a number of patrol bases called Combat Operation Posts or "COP's" throughout the city, with the main efforts concentrated at the Government Center, OPVA, Hurricane Point, Blue Diamond, Hospital, and Corrigador.
U.S. military officers, specifically U.S. Army Captain Travis Patriquin, led the outreach effort to tribal leaders, which resulted in the formation of the Anbar Awakening. In August, insurgents executed a tribal sheik who was encouraging his kinsmen to join the Iraqi police and prevented his body from being buried in accordance with Islamic laws. In response, Sunni sheiks banded together to drive insurgents from Ramadi. In September 2006, Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha formed the Anbar Salvation Council, an alliance of approximately 40 Sunni tribes.
U.S. Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the battle.
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