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Euphrates River: Euphrates River Valley
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The Euphrates River is one of the most important rivers in the world. Along with the Tigris, it provided much of the water that supported the development of ancient Mesopotamian culture. The Tigris Euphrates valley was the birthplace of the ancient civilizations of Assyria, Babylonian, and Sumer. In northern Iraq the Euphrates forms the western boundary of the area known as Al Jazirah. To the southeast the alluvial lands between the two rivers was the site of the glorious Babylonian civilizations of ancient times. The Euphrates is important solely for its water supply.
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Al Qaida has used the Euphrates River valley as a launching pad for strikes against the U.S.-led coalition in the Anbar, Baghdad and Diyala provinces. U.S. and Iraqi troops have conducted search and destroy missions against Al Qaida during Operation Marne Roundup, launched on Dec. 15.
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Iraqi Soldiers and U.S. Marines and Soldiers are clearing the three Euphrates River Valley cities. In the past 24 hours, the combined Iraqi and U.S. forces have discovered two weapons caches, one in Haqlaniyah and the other in Haditha, consisting of more than 40 mortar and artillery rounds, two complete mortar systems, small-arms and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
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