Significant Events
On 24 April 2004, Camp Taji came under rocket attack, resulting in 4 killed in action, all members of the 39th Support Battalion, an element of the 39th Brigade Combat Team. April 24 was the highest single day casualty total for Arkansas soldiers since the Korean War.
On August 15, 2007, nine rockets hit Camp Taji, including one at the PX immediately next to the Pizza Hut booth. Two US Soldiers and two non-Iraqi civilians were killed and five US soldiers and five Iraqi civilians were wounded. One US contractor was hit by shrapnel but not injured.
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A view of an explosion near Camp Taji on 2/13/06
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