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The 507th Maintenance Company was a United States Army unit which was ambushed during the Battle of Nasiriyah in the rapid advance towards Baghdad during 2003 invasion of Iraq on 23 March 2003. The most well known member of the unit was Private First Class Jessica Lynch whose rescue from an Iraqi hospital received worldwide media coverage.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 09:51, 26 February 2011: 1 min 39 s, 320 × 240 (8.07 MB): Esemono {{Information |Description=Video clip showing US Marines entering Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq |Source=Diary Clips from First Lieutenant Mike Scotti that were included in the movie [[:en:Severe Clear (Film)|Severe
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.On 21 March 2003, as allied forces advanced across Southern Iraq, an amphibious landing force captured the new port area of Umm Qasr.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq [b] was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, [ 24 ] including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a United States-led combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded the Republic of Iraq .
Video clip showing US Marines direct artillery fire towards Iraqi units during 2003 invasion of Iraq: Date: 26 March 2003: Source: Diary Clips from First Lieutenant Mike Scotti that were included in the movie Severe Clear: Author: First Lieutenant Mike Scotti: Permission (Reusing this file)
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 07:38, 30 January 2011: 13 s, 608 × 336 (1.17 MB): Esemono {{Information |Description=Video clip showing US Marines fighting insurgents during the 2003 invasion of Iraq |Source=Diary Clips from First Lieutenant Mike Scotti that were included in the movie [[:en:Severe Clear (Film)|Sev
One US Marine, Corporal Mark Evnin, was killed during the battle when he was mortally wounded by Iraqi machine gun fire. In a last attempt to drive off the attackers, Iraqi soldiers attempted to charge the American tanks with small arms and machine guns, but were cut down by American tank fire, and the 1st Marine Division advanced into Al Kut.
The Battle of Ain Sifni (7 April 2003) was a tactical engagement that took place during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, involving U.S. Special Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters against Iraqi forces. [13]