Ramadi
Euphrates River city
Ramadi is a city in central Iraq, capital of Anbar Province, situated on the Euphrates River west of Baghdad.
The city gained international attention during the Iraq War as a center of insurgent activity and the site of intense fighting, particularly during the 2006 Battle of Ramadi and its 2015-2016 capture and recapture from ISIS.
Major Iraqi river
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
Fallujah · Tikrit · Mosul · tribal · sheikhs · Fertile Crescent · Babylonian · Assyrian
Encirclement forcing surrender
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
- airstrikesMilitary attacks from aircraft
snipers · IEDs · checkpoints · casualties · occupation · liberation · recapture · ISIS
Constructing anew after destruction
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
restoration · development · recovery · stabilization · returnees · resettlement · rehabilitation · revitalization
Chief city of province
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- marketplacesVenues for commercial exchange
districts · residential · population · civic · municipality
Euphrates
Major Iraqi river
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- ArabicSemitic language family member
Mesopotamia · Fallujah · Tikrit · Mosul · tribal · sheikhs · Fertile Crescent · Babylonian · Assyrian · Sumerian
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
airstrikes · snipers · IEDs · checkpoints · casualties · occupation · liberation · recapture · ISIS · coalition
rebuilding
Constructing anew after destruction
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
humanitarian · restoration · development · recovery · stabilization · returnees · resettlement · rehabilitation · revitalization · USAID
provincial capital
Chief city of province
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
marketplaces · districts · residential · population · civic · municipality