Al Zaidan
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Al-Zaidan | |
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Village | |
| الزيدان | |
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| Country | Iraq |
| Governorate | Baghdad |
| Population | |
• Total | ~250 |
Al Zaidan or Zaidan is an agricultural village just west of Baghdad, Iraq.[1]
During the US occupation Iraq, it was considered a hub of insurgent activity (especially by the 1920 Revolution Brigade)[2] It is populated mainly by the Zobai tribe. The area also sends representatives to the Abu Ghraib district in Baghdad.[3]
Gallery
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Iraqi police in Al Zaidan
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Residents of Al Zaidan at their home
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Evidence of torture found in a house in Al Zaidan in 2007
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Local children watch United States Marines during the Iraq War
References
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- ^ One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile "One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile" by Scott Peterson (The Christian Science Monitor)
- ^ in 2007 1-89 CAV worked with leaders in Al Zaidon and Abu Ghaib to establish concerned local citizens (CLCs) organizations. During a combined operation 1-89 CAV and the CLCs eliminated the majority of Al Qaeda members in the area and established the security force under a local leader, Abu Maruf. Iraq, the unraveling (XXXII): 13 dead in Anbar
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