| Battle of Turki | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Islamic State of Iraq | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Col. Andrew Poppas | Abu Abdul Rahman | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50 paratroopers | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed unknown wounded |
72 killed 20 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Turki, also known as Operation TURKI BOWL I, was fought over 40 hours near the town of Baqubah, Iraq, on the outskirts of the village of Turki in Diyala Governorate between American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and well trained insurgent forces in November 2006.