Akashat ambush
The Akashat ambush was a well planned assault against an unarmed Syrian Army convoy defended by Iraqi soldiers that took place on 4 March 2013, as the group was travelling in the province of Anbar, next to the border with Syria. The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the ambush on 11 March 2013.
| Akashat ambush | |||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War and Iraqi insurgency | |||||||
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| Islamic State of Iraq |
Syria Iraq | ||||||
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Major Ali Juwair al-Dulaimi Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Khalaf al-Dulaimi | |||||||
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Syrian Arab Army Iraqi Army | |||||||
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64 soldiers 19 soldiers | |||||||
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51 killed, 10 wounded 13 killed | |||||||
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‡ indicates incidents resulting in over 100 deaths |
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