Ad-Dawr ( ar, الدور) is a small agricultural town in

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, near

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. It includes a great number of people from 4 tribes, al-Shuwaykhat, al-Mawashet, al-Bu Haydar and al-Bu Mdallal. Al-Mawashet tribe is famous for supporting

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History

Structures

Ad-Dawr is home to a housing complex called "Saad 14", which was built in the 1980s by

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, a major South Korean construction company.

Iraq War

In May 2003, the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, a part of the

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's 4th Infantry Division, along with the 534th Signal Company, established a

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just south of the town, called FOB Arrow. On May 15, 2003, troops from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division raided the town, arresting more than 260 suspected Baath Party supporters. The vast majority were soon released but five Iraqi special security forces officers were reported captured, including two Iraqi army generals and a general from Saddam's security forces who had disguised himself as a shepherd. On August 13, 2003, a U.S. Army soldier was killed near FOB Arrow when his vehicle hit an anti-tank mine. An attack near ad-Dawr killed three American soldiers and injured three on September 18, 2003. The 4th Battalion 42nd Field Artillery, along with 3rd Platoon 534th Signal Company, adopted Nasiba Primary School for Girls in the town and completed its refurbishment in November 2003. On December 13, 2003, the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team conducted

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and found

hiding in a

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in front of a hut occupied by a man believed to be his former cook, Qais Namuk.

Notables from ad-Dawr

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Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri ( ar, عزة إبراهيم الدوري, Izzat Ibrāhīm ad-Dūrī; 1 July 1942 – 25 October 2020) was an Iraqi politician and Army Field Marshal. He served as Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council u ...

• One of the most well-known Arab historical scholars, Professor-Doctor Abdul Aziz Al-Douri (b. 1918 – d. 2010), was a native of ad-Dawr; he served as the chancellor of

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during the 1960s..

Links and references

* Aldor map coordinates:
Map and satellite imagery showing ad-Dawr and environs - GlobalSecurity.org

References

Dawr A ''dawr'' (Arabic: دور or الدور; plural: ''adwar'', أدوار; also spelled ''dour'') is a genre of Arabic vocal music sung in regional or colloquial Arabic. The genre faded in popularity after the 1920s and often used the melismatic tech ...