Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007)

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battle military offensive

The Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007) was a major U.S.-led and Iraqi security forces offensive against entrenched al-Qaeda insurgents in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, which became a turning point in securing Anbar Province during the Iraq War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Ramadi (2006)	1
Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007) canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military offensive ⓘ
belligerent	Anbar tribal fighters allied with coalition ⓘ Iraqi government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni insurgent groups ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States al-Qaeda in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	extensive use of improvised explosive devices ⓘ house-to-house clearing operations ⓘ intense urban combat ⓘ joint U.S.-Iraqi operations ⓘ
combatant	Iraqi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Police NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qaeda in Iraq militants NERFINISHED ⓘ local Sunni insurgents ⓘ
conflict	Iraq War ⓘ
consequence	improved security in much of Anbar Province ⓘ reduction in insurgent attacks in Ramadi ⓘ strengthening of local Iraqi security forces in Ramadi ⓘ
countryInvolved	Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	2007 ⓘ
involved	Sunni tribal leaders turning against al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ
location	Al Anbar Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramadi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being a key turning point in the Iraq War in western Iraq ⓘ close cooperation between U.S. forces and Sunni tribes ⓘ
objective	clear al-Qaeda in Iraq from Ramadi ⓘ establish Iraqi security force presence in the city ⓘ secure population centers in Ramadi ⓘ
partOf	Anbar campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Ramadi (2004) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Anbar Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Coalition and Iraqi government victory ⓘ expulsion of most al-Qaeda forces from Ramadi ⓘ turning point in security situation in Anbar Province ⓘ
startDate	2006 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Ramadi as capital of Anbar Province ⓘ
territorialChange	restoration of Iraqi government control over most of Ramadi ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	counterinsurgency ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al Anbar campaign → significantEvent → Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007) ⓘ

Battle of Ramadi (2004) → followedBy → Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Ramadi (2006)