نهر دجلة. معلومات عن نهر دجلة

During , which began June 15, 2007, U To weaken and the Sunni insurgency, coalition forces have sought to disrupt the lines of communication and supply that run throughout northern Iraq
Coalition and Iraqi forces have conducted frequent intelligence-driven raids, seeking to deny sanctuary to AQI insurgents and to further disrupt lines of communication, supply, and foreign terrorist movement in these areas The presence of Coalition Forces along the Tigris River Valley in Salah ad Din province is characterized by an economy of force

The upper Tigris River Valley runs from the northern border of Iraq down directly into the center of.

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Tigris River Valley (وادي نهر دجلة)
The tempo of operations in the cities of the Tigris River Valley north of Baghdad increased in late 2007 during , the follow-on to Phantom Thunder
Tigris River Valley (وادي نهر دجلة)
South of Bayji, Tikrit has traditionally been a stronghold of insurgent activities, as it was the hometown of former president Saddam Hussein
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Indeed, AQI has used oil diverted from the refinery as source of funding
Special Operations Forces also operate throughout the province, and have conducted a large number of targeted raids
Hence, the area has remained a hotbed of Sunni insurgent activity Therefore, the Tigris River Valley has functioned as a primary line of communication, supply, and foreign terrorist facilitation for the Sunni insurgency and, in particular,

AQI has used the areas along the Tigris River Valley as support zones for the insurgency.

Tigris River Valley (وادي نهر دجلة)
The city of Samarra, which lies south of Tikrit along the Tigris, is also strategically and symbolically important to the Sunni insurgency, evidenced by the February 2006 and June 2007 attacks on the Golden Mosque, a highly revered Shiite shrine in Samarra
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A major highway, Main Supply Route Tampa, also runs from the Syrian border, through , and down along the Tigris River and aforementioned cities into Baghdad
Tigris River Valley (وادي نهر دجلة)
Bayji is home to the largest oil refinery in Iraq and it has functioned as an important base for the insurgency