Battle of Turki

Battle of Turki
	Part of the Iraq War
Date	15–16 November 2006; (1 day)
Location	Turki, Iraq (near Baqubah)
Result	U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	Islamic state of Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Andrew Poppas	Abu Abdul Rahman
Strength
50 paratroopers	unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed; unknown wounded	72 killed; 20 captured

The Battle of Turki, also known as Operation TURKI BOWL I, was fought over 40 hours near the town of Baqubah, Iraq, on the outskirts of the village of Turki in Diyala Governorate between American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and well trained insurgent forces in November 2006.

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