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commandoMember of a specially trained, highly mobile military unit. The term originated in South Africa in the 19th century, where it referred to Boer military reprisal raids against Africans and, in the South African Wars, against the British. Commando units have often carried out operations behind enemy lines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In preparation for the Iraqi's national elections in January, the brigade leveraged additional assets from the Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), to include 1-5 Cav, the 411th and 458th Combat Engineers and organic units, such as the 304th Iraqi Army Battalion, 2d Iraqi Intervention Force Battalion and the 1-1 and 3-1 Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) Commando Battalions. After two hours of steady pounding by American guns, tanks, Bradley armoured vehicles, artillery and AC-130 gunships, at least one objective - a hospital less than a mile from downtown Falluja - was reported to have been secured by US special forces and the Iraqi 36th commando battalion. Other specialized units include the special police commando battalions, which represent the Iraqi ministry of interior's strike-force capability. |
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