Lake Tharthar raid
| Lake Tharthar raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Post-invasion Iraq | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Iraq United States |
Secret Army of Islam Ba'ath Party loyalists Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15–20 commandos 10 troops | ~120 insurgents | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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7 killed 6 wounded |
84 killed (estimated) 1 captured (unconfirmed) | ||||||
The Lake Tharthar raid was an Iraqi commando raid on a Secret Army of Islam training camp at Lake Tharthar on March 23, 2005.