Talk:Mahmoudiyah, Iraq

Regarding the mayor: with the numbers of Iraqi politicians being targeted by insurgents, is it a good idea to be publishing the mayor's name on here? Insurgents/terrorists do open source research too. Politicians in the post-Saddam Iraq, especially in the Triangle of Death area, are constant targets, therefore it is reckless, in my opinion, to do things that endanger the life of this guy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.231.173.146 (talk) 06:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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US invasion of Iraq 2003, Battle of Mahmoudiyah[edit]

On April 13th, 2003, elements of 3rd Platoon, A Co., 3/502 Infantry, 101st ABN DIV (AASLT), accompanied by a Pathfinder Team (101st ABN), a mobile heavy weapons support team (D Co. 3/502 INF), and OH-58's from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade moved to conduct clearance operations in Mahmoudiyah, Iraq.

3rd Platoon moved from the north to south through town clearing all government structures and securing arms and ammunition that were left by Iraqi Military and Paramilitary elements. After detonating a large ordinance cache inside a buried bunker at the City Center Office, 3rd PLT was instructed to move all ordinance outside of town for further disposal due to falling debris hazard. Support Vehicles were reallocated and the 3rd PLT continued dismounted patrols through town in search of arms caches and any lingering paramilitary forces.

3rd PLT moved on the Ba'ath Party Headquarters in town. Upon entering the structure, a large cache of mortar and RPG ammunition was secured. The platoon began loading the ordinance in a HMMWV and secured the site. Gun Trucks from D Co., 3/502 INF, positioned themselves on the street outside the complex.

Townspeople started to congregate in the intersection outside the building. Starting with a few and then building into nearly a thousand, the intersection was packed forcing the D Co. Soldiers to be surrounded and stranded in their vehicles. 3rd PLT, A Co, did not have enough Soldiers on the ground to clear the intersection without undue escalation, so they pulled back into the walls of the Ba'ath Headquarters and continued to wait for the ordinance to be loaded.

At some point, the Iraqi flag was lowered from the flagpole of the complex. Civilians, dismayed, began throwing rocks and other items periodically. Unknown to Coalition Forces, Syrian Paramilitary forces, hired by Saddam Hussein to harass Invasion Forces, were still operating in the town. When US Forces had entered town, they had begun forcing residents out of their homes towards the US Forces. A Syrian Fighter threw a hand grenade over the walls into the complex and it landed amongst the 3rd PLT Leadership Huddle that momentarily met up to discuss the next objective in town. Upon detonation, more Syrian Fighters began shooting from alleys and windows into the complex.

3rd Platoon moved wounded into the building and began treating casualties while engaging hostile forces. Soldiers moved under fire to gain superior positions and fire superiority. Paramilitary forces were eliminated or pushed back while US Forces lacked the numbers to pursue them into town without undue risk. The wounded were evacuated without deaths due the extraordinary heroism of the Battalion Surgeon and senior Medic whom drove through town under intense fire in an unarmored FLA from the Battalion Tactical Command Post north of town. 3rd Platoon eliminated all fighters preventing safe MEDEVAC and secured several landing zones as MEDEVAC aviation had difficulty finding safe sites to land.

With the seriously wounded evacuated, sporadic fighting continued as paramilitary forces harassed the coalition perimeter and area of control. 3rd Platoon continued to move on the insurgents but lacked the manpower to move without risking being spread detrimentally thin across the entire town. Fighting continued throughout the night in sporadic bouts. 3rd Platoon was reenforced by the remainder of A Co. Early in the morning of the 14th, Insurgents attempted to drive a VBIED into the Ba'ath building. The VBIED was stopped by a machine gun team before it could cause any more casualties. This signaled the end of insurgent efforts to harass US Forces.

The following morning, 14 April 2003, A Co. was directed out of Mahmoudiyah and elements of Army Civil Affairs and other unuts were deployed to work with community leaders to assess damages and plan for stability and support operations. This incident can be linked to the history of Coalition Operations that led to the regression of relations with the people of Mahmoudiyah. 199.47.32.3 (talk) 15:06, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]