Battle of Habbaniya

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The Battle of Habbaniya was a key World War II engagement in May 1941 in which British forces defended the RAF airbase at Habbaniya in Iraq against pro-Axis Iraqi troops, helping to secure Allied control of the country.


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Iraq campaign (1941) involves Battle of Habbaniya

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