Battle of Ramadi (2006)

Part of the Iraq War

US soldiers take up positions on a street corner during a foot patrol in Ramadi, August 2006

Date	June 17 – November 15, 2006 (4 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Ramadi, Iraq
Result	Indecisive (Some regarded it as an Insurgent victory, others as a Coalition victory)

Belligerents

United States

New Iraqi Army

Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)
al-Qaeda in Iraq–later reformed as:

ISI

Commanders and leaders

COL Sean MacFarland

LTC Ronald Clark

Strength

5,500 soldiers and Marines

2,000 Iraqi Army soldiers

around 5,000 al-Qaeda militants (U.S. estimate)

Casualties and losses

US:
80+ killed,
200+ wounded
Iraq:
30 troops and policemen killed

750-1,100 killed

Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)
al-Qaeda in Iraq–later reformed as:

COL Sean MacFarland

The Battle of Ramadi in 2006 (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Ramadi) was fought during the Iraq War from April 2006 to November 2006 for control of the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western Iraq. A combined force of U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy SEALs, and Iraqi Security Forces fought insurgents for control of key locations in Ramadi, including the Government Center and the General Hospital. Coalition strategy relied on establishing a number of patrol bases called Combat Operation Posts throughout the city.

U.S. military officers believe that insurgent actions during the battle led to the formation of the Anbar Awakening. In August, insurgents executed a tribal sheik who was encouraging his kinsmen to join the Iraqi police and prevented his body from being buried in accordance with Islamic laws. In response, Sunni sheiks banded together to drive insurgents from Ramadi. In September 2006, Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha formed the Anbar Salvation Council, an alliance of approximately 40 Sunni tribes.

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