Boeing AH-64 ApacheU.S. attack helicopterThe Hughes/McDonnell Douglas/Boeing AH-64 Apache ( ) is an American twin-turboshaftattack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. Nose-mounted sensors help acquire targets and provide night vision. It carries a 30 mm (1.18 in)M230 chain gun under its forward fuselage and four hardpoints on stub-wing pylons for armament and stores, typically AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods.
ReutersReuters ( ROY-tərz) is a British news agency wholly owned by Thomson Reuters, a multinational information conglomerate. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in 200 locations and 165 countries worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. Reuters does not have a single headquarters. The leadership team is split between multiple locations.
M230 chain gunThe M230 Cannon is a 30 mm (30×113 mm), single-barrel electrically-drivenautocannon, using external electrical power (as opposed to recoil or expanding gas generated by the firing cartridge) to cycle the weapon between shots. It was designed and manufactured originally by Hughes Helicopters in Culver City, California. As of 2019, it is produced by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.Al-Amin al-ThaniyahAl-Amin al-Thaniyah is a neighborhood in New Baghdad, a district on the east side of Baghdad. It was named after the Caliph al-Amin. In 2003, Shiites renamed it to "Al-Murthadha District", after Ali Murthadha, the first Shiite imam. The controversial airstrikes on July 12, 2007, by a US army attack helicopter, which killed a number of civilians, among them two Reuters news staff, took place here.
United States ArmyLand service branch of the U.S. militaryMilitary unitThe United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the United States Department of Defense, it is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
WikiLeaksWikiLeaks () is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange. Kristinn Hrafnsson is its editor-in-chief. Its website states that it has released more than ten million documents and associated analyses.
War correspondentJournalist specializing in coverage of armed conflicts Alan Wood, war correspondent for the Daily Express, types a dispatch during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war zone. War correspondence stands as one of journalism's most important and impactful forms. War correspondents operate in the most conflict-ridden parts of the world.
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New BaghdadNew Baghdad or Baghdad al-Jidida (Arabic: بغداد الجديدة) is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad, Iraq. This district has eight Neighborhood Advisory Councils (NAC) and a District Advisory Council. It is located east of the city center. This district was renamed 9 Nissan or Tisa Nissan. Nissan is the word for April in the Babylonian calendar, although most Iraqis do not yet use that name (9 Nissan). It is also known as 7 Nissan.
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)Sectarian and anti-government warfare in American-occupied IraqBelligerentsUnited StatesUnited KingdomMNF–I(2003–09)United States (2003–09) United Kingdom (2003–09) Australia (2003–09) Romania (2003–09) Azerbaijan (2003–08) Kuwait (2003–08) Estonia (2003–09) El Salvador (2003–09) Bulgaria (2003–08) Moldova (2003–08) Albania (2003–08) Ukraine (2003–08) Denmark (2003–08) Czech Republic (2003–08) South Korea (2003–08) Singapore (2003–08) Croatia (2003–08) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–08) Republic of Macedonia (2003–08) Latvia (2003–08) Poland (2003–08) Kazakhstan (2003–08) Mongolia (2003–08) Georgia (2003–08) Tonga (2004–08) Japan (2004–08) Armenia (2005–08) Slovakia (2003–07) Lithuania (2003–07) Italy (2003–06) Norway (2003–06) Hungary (2003–05) Netherlands (2003–05) Portugal (2003–05) New Zealand (2003–04) Thailand (2003–04) Philippines (2003–04) Honduras (2003–04) Dominican Republic (2003–04) Spain (2003–04) Nicaragua (2003–04) Iceland (2003–unknown) New Iraqi governmentIraqi Armed ForcesIraqi PoliceIraqi KurdistanPeshmergaSons of IraqBadr OrganizationBa'ath Party loyalistsSupreme Command for Jihad and LiberationNaqshbandi ArmySunni insurgentsIslamic Army in IraqJamaat Ansar al-Sunna1920 Revolution BrigadeHamas of IraqIslamic Front for the Iraqi ResistanceJaish al-Mujahideen Iraqi Islamic Resistance ArmyAl-QaedaAl-Qaeda in Iraq (2004–06)Islamic State of Iraq (from 2006)Hasan al Basri Brigades Al Qassas Brigades Ansar al Islam Asaib al Iraq al Jihadiya Islamic Group in Iraq Islamic Movement for Iraq Mujahideen Salafi Army of Abu Bakr al Siddiq Jaish al Fatiheen Jaish al Mujahideen al Murabitun Jaish al Muslimeen Jaish al Mustafa Jaish Ahl al Sunna wal Jamaat Jaish al Taifa al Mansoura Jaish al Rashideen Shield of Islam Brigades Kataib Jund al Tawhid Kataib Siham al Haq Mujahideen Brigades of Western Region Saad Bin Abi Waqas Army Saraya Dawa Wal RabatShia insurgentsMahdi Army (2003–2008)Special GroupsKata'ib HezbollahAsa'ib Ahl al-HaqPromised Day Brigades (from 2008)other smaller groupsSeveral Shia TribesCommanders and leadersGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaTommy FranksDonald RumsfeldRobert GatesTony BlairGordon BrownDavid CameronJohn HowardKevin RuddSilvio BerlusconiWalter NatynczykJosé María AznarAnders Fogh RasmussenAleksander KwaśniewskiAyad AllawiIbrahim al-JaafariNouri al-MalikiAli KhameneiMohammad SalimiAtaollah SalehiQasem Soleimani Ishmael JubouriAbu Abdullah al-Shafi'i (POW)Izzat Ibrahim al-DouriAbu Musab al-Zarqawi †Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (POW)Abu Ayyub al-MasriMuqtada al-SadrAbu DeraaAkram al-KaabiAbu Mahdi al-MuhandisQais al-KhazaliThe Iraqi insurgency lasted from 2003 until 2011, beginning shortly after the 2003 American invasion deposed longtime leader Saddam Hussein, and lasting until the end of the Iraq War and U.S. withdrawal in 2011.
2003 invasion of IraqThe 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, including 26 days of major combat operations. The invasion was conducted by a United States–led coalition of mainly American, British, Australian, and Polish troops.
Air-to-ground weaponryAir-to-ground weaponry is aircraft ordnance used by combat aircraft to attack ground targets. The weapons include bombs, machine guns, autocannons, air-to-surface missiles, rockets, air-launched cruise missiles and grenade launchers.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.