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Combat Zone Season 1, Ep. 12 "Ambush at Lake Tharthar: Iraq"

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Iraq, 2005 - A small US/Iraqi team working near Samara come under a fierce attack. Outmanned and outgunned, their call for air support is answered by just two US choppers in the area. The pilots come under heavy enemy fire trying to rescue their troops.
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  • Original air date: March 19, 2007
  • Network: Military Channel
 
  
 
 

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12. Ambush at Lake Tharthar: Iraq
  March 19, 2007
Iraq, 2005 - A small US/Iraqi team working near Samara come under a fierce attack. Outmanned and outgunned, their call for air support is answered by just two US choppers in the area. The pilots come under heavy enemy fire trying to rescue their troops.
 
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Episode 12, "Ambush at Lake Tharthar: Iraq"
Synopsis: Iraq, 2005 - A small US/Iraqi team working near Samara come under a fierce attack. Outmanned and outgunned, their call for air support is answered by just two US choppers in the area. The pilots come under heavy enemy fire trying to rescue their troops.
Original air date: March 19, 2007
Runtime: 44 minutes
ASIN: B001QFSL7C
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,570 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Combat Zone Season 1
Synopsis: Each episode of Combat Zone focuses on a single battle, mission, or moment of armed conflict from recent history. Told from the personal perspectives of participants, some stories will be well known while others will be told for the first time.
Season year: 2007
Network: Military Channel
ASIN: B001QDT85I
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