Second Battle of Habbaniyah

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Second Battle of Habbaniyah
Part of the Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)
Kilo 3/2 prior to initial combat operations in August 2006.
Date August 17, 2006 – February 14, 2007 (5 months and 4 weeks) Location Habbaniyah, Iraq Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Todd Desgrosseilliers	Abu Ayyub al-Masri Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Units involved
United States Marine Corps 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division	No specific units
Strength
852	Unknown
Casualties and losses
14 killed, 123 wounded	37 killed, 300+ wounded, 300+ captured

The Second Battle of Habbaniyah was a U.S. military operation involving in Iraq the United States Marine Corps' 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, operating under the command of Regimental Combat Team 5. The battle took place between August 17, 2006 and February 14, 2007.