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Nasiriyah is a city which lies along the banks of the Euphrates River in Dhi Qar Province, about 225 mi (362 km) southeast of Baghdad; its population is made up almost entirely of Shia Muslims. On the morning of 23 March, a US Army supply convoy from the 507th Maintenance Company had mistakenly veered off Highway 8 and then turned toward the city into enemy-held territory. The US vehicles ran into an ambush, drawing enemy fire from every direction. Eleven American soldiers were killed and sev...
U.S. Army convoy ambushed
At around 06:00 on the morning of 23 March, an 18-vehicle convoy of 31 soldiers of the United States Army's 507th Maintenance Company and two soldiers of the 3rd Forward Support Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division missed a turn onto Highway 8 and mistakenly continued along Highway 7 into the city. The convoy was led by Captain Troy King, a supply officer with little combat training. Iraqi technical vehicles began shadowing the convoy as it passed an Iraqi checkpoint near the Euphrates Rive...
Ambush Alley
The bloodiest day of the operations for the Marines was 23 March, when 18 men of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, were killed and eight Amphibious Assault Vehicles were disabled in heavy fighting with Iraqi forces around the Saddam Canal.The Marines were engaged by RPGs, mortar, and artillery fire, as well as four Iraqi tanks hidden behind a building. A friendly-fire incident occurred when two A-10s from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard strafed the amphibious assault vehiclesof...
U.S. military
1. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade 1.1. Regimental Combat Team 2 1.1.1. 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 1.1.2. 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines 1.1.3. 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines 1.1.4. 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines 1.1.5. 1st Battalion, 10th Marines 2. 1st Marine Division 2.1. Regimental Combat Team 1 2.1.1. 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines 2.1.2. 1st Battalion, 4th Marines 2.1.3. 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines 2.1.4. 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
British Army
1. G Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment RHA
Ba'athist Iraqi forces
1. Iraqi Army 11th Division 1.1. 23rd Brigade 1.2. 45th Brigade 1.3. 47th Brigade 1.4. 21st Tank Regiment (elements) 1. 1.1. Unidentified Commando battalion 2. Fedayeen Saddamparamilitary forces 3. Al Quds Army
The Battle of Nasiriyah is featured in the 2008 HBO miniseries Generation Kill, in episode 2, "The Cradle of Civilization".The ambush of the 507th Maintenance Company was re-created at the beginning of the 2003 NBC television film Saving Jessica Lynch. The ongoing Battle of Nasiriyah is the backdrop for the rest of the...Much of playwright and Iraq War veteran Sean Huze's play The Sandstorm draws on his experiences and those of his comrades during and immediately following their unit's (2nd LAR) involvement in the...The Battle of Nasiriyah was cited as a major factor in a Marine's PTSD in episode 2 of the 2010 PBS series This Emotional Life.Justin LeHew – One of the most highly decorated U.S. military personnel serving in the War on Terror. Recipient of the Navy Cross for his action during the Battle of Nasiriyah in 2003. Recipient of...Luis Fonseca – A United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, who was awarded the Navy Crossfor his actions during the battle."The battle of an Nasiriyah". Marine Corps Gazette. 87 (9): 40, 42, 44, 46. September 2003. 411172841ProQuest 221424233.[permanent dead link]Dunfee, David R. (March 2004). "Ambush Alley Revisited". Marine Corps Gazette. 88 (3): 44–46. 583358751ProQuest 221454329.[permanent dead link]Lowry, Richard S. (2006). Marines in the Garden of Eden: The Battle for An Nasiriyah. Berkley Hardcover. ISBN 0-425-20988-1.Livingston, Gary (2004). An Nasiriyah: The Fight for the Bridges. Caisson Press. ISBN 1-928724-04-3.Field, Walker M. (November–December 2003). "Marine Artillery in the Battle of An Nasiriyah" (PDF). Field Artillery: 26–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 29 August...Snakeberg, Mark K. (Summer 2010). "An Nasiriyah America's First Battle in Operation Iraqi Freedom" (PDF). Army History. United States Army Center of Military History: 33–42. Archived from the origi...Cubas, Romeo P. (September–October 2008). "Integrating Armor into Personnel Recovery Operations" (PDF). Armor: Counterinsurgency Selected Works: 24–27, 46.[permanent dead link]- 23 March-2 April 2003
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