Al Zaidan

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Al Zaidon is a rural area south of the city of Fallujah in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.[1] 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]

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  • US Navy 051114-M-5213M-069 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Norman Sorenson, assigned to 1st Platoon, Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, helps search an Iraqi school in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Norman Sorenson, assigned to 1st Platoon, Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, helps search an Iraqi school in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 051114-M-9470H-013 A U.S. Marine assigned to Company F, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, radios their current position while a fellow Marine looks through his riflescope at suspicious activity in the area of Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    A U.S. Marine assigned to Company F, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, radios their current position while a fellow Marine looks through his riflescope at suspicious activity in the area of Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071230-M-4746J-042 Marines, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, survey an area in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    Marines, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, survey an area in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071230-M-4746J-050 Lance Cpl. David Haynes, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    Lance Cpl. David Hanes, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071230-M-4746J-038 Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crosses a canal in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crosses a canal in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071230-M-4746J-010 Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, secure an area around an Iraqi police station in Zaidon.jpg

    Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, secure an area around an Iraqi police station in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071230-M-4746J-009 Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security outside an Iraqi police station in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security outside an Iraqi police station in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071229-M-4746J-063 2nd Lt. Christian Schmidle, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks with Iraqi policemen in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    2nd Lt. Christian Schmidle, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks with Iraqi policemen in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071229-M-4746J-046 Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Gilberthorn, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides securtiy in Zaidon, Iraq.jpg

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Gilberthorn, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides securtiy in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071230-M-4746J-014 Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stands a security watch during a patrol in Zaidon.jpg

    Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stands a security watch during a patrol in Al Zaidan

  • US Navy 071229-M-4746J-054 Marines with I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak with an Iraqi civilian in Zaidon, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents, a.jpg

    Marines with I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak with an Iraqi civilian in Al Zaidan, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents.

  • US Navy 071229-M-4746J-031 Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment greet a local shiek in Zaidon, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents, and.jpg

    Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment greet a local shiek in Al Zaidan, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents

  • U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security as Iraqi children observe in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines are gathering information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq..jpg

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security as Iraqi children observe in Al Zaidan, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines are gathering information on villages in Al Zaidan, Iraq.

  • US Navy 071229-M-4746J-004 Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak with a local shopkeeper in Zaidon, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the resi.jpg

    Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak with a local shopkeeper in Al Zaidan, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents.

  • US Navy 051115-M-9470H-020 To inform locals about Marine activity in the area, Pfc. John Hipenbecker, assigned to the Tactical Psycological Operations Team, prepares to play a message during Operation Trifecta.jpg

    To inform locals about Marine activity in the area, Pfc. John Hipenbecker, assigned to the Tactical Psychological Operations Team, prepares to play a message during Operation Trifecta.

References

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  1. ↑ Marines rescue three hostages, uncover weapons cache in Operation Spotlight
  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 conerned 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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