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Encyclopedia: Umm Qasr

Umm Qasr (Arabic: أم قصر‎), is a port city in southern Iraq. It stands on the canalised Khawr az-Zubayr, part of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary which leads to the Persian Gulf. It is separated from the border of Kuwait by a small inlet; prior to the Persian Gulf War traffic between Kuwait and Iraq flowed over a bridge across the waterway.

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Camp Bucca

Camp Bucca is the name of a holding facility for prisoners of war maintained by the United States military in the vicinity of Umm Qasr. According to the Taguba report, the Camp Bucca facility is "significantly over [its] intended maximum capacity while the guard force is undermanned and under...

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Al-Faw peninsula

access to the port of Basra). The only significant town on the peninsula is Umm Qasr, a fishing town and... unexpectedly fierce resistance in Umm Qasr required several days' fighting before the town was...

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Transportation in Iraq

town of Umm Qasr to Basra. Highways: total: 45,550 km paved: 38,400 km unpaved: 7,150 km (1996 est... 1,360 km Ports and harbors: Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality...

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List of places in Iraq

ŠÙ…انية) Tikrit (تكريت) Umm Qasr (أم قصر) Ancient cities and important ruins Babylon...

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RFA Sir Galahad (1987)

humanitarian aid, docking in Umm Qasr on 28 March 2003 after being delayed while naval mines were cleared from...

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Silkworm missile

The HY-2 Silkworm is an anti-ship cruise missile made by China. Specifications Silkworm missile stored at Umm Qasr in Iraq . Larger version It is based on the Russian SS-N-2 Styx missile, and has a maximum range of 95 km, with a 513 kilogram payload. Silkworm missiles are 7.36 metres long, and...

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HSV-2 Swift

Fleet Anti-Terrorism and SEAL (SEa, Air, Land) teams in the shallow waters of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The Navy...

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Basra

much commerce was diverted to Umm Qasr. In March through May of 2003, the outskirts of Basra were the...

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2003 Iraq war timeline

by official sources to have captured the nearby town of Umm Qasr, Iraq's only deep-water port... capture much of the southern port city of Umm Qasr. U.S. military officials confirm that oil wells have... forces entered but been repelled from Umm Qasr. Iraqi government puts a bounty of 50 million dinars...

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2003 invasion of Iraq media coverage

U.S. Army sergeant following a firefight near Umm Qasr (March 23, 2003, 09:35 UTC). CNN broadcasts... on Umm Qasr (March 23, 2003, 08:27 UTC). MSNBC discusses the various appearances of Iraqi...

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