Al Zaidan

Al Zaidon is an agricultural village south of the village west of Abu Ghraib Baghdad Province and south of Fallujah in Iraq.[1]

Al-Zaidan
Village
الزيدان
CountryIraq
GovernorateBaghdad
Population
 • Estimate 
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~250

During the Iraq War, it was considered a hub of insurgent activity (especially by the 1920 Revolution Brigade and the US military conducted multiple operations to clear it.[2] It is populated mainly by the Zobai tribe. The area also sends representatives to the Abu Ghraib district in Baghdad.[3]

  • Iraqi police in Al Zaidan
  • Residents of Al Zaidan at their home
  • Evidence of torture found in a house in Al Zaidan in 2007
  • Local children watch United States Marines during the Iraq War


References
  1. "Marines rescue three hostages, uncover weapons cache in Operation Spotlight". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  2. One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile "One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile" by Scott Peterson (The Christian Science Monitor)
  3. 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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