2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush

The 2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush was an attack by Iraqi insurgents on April 9, 2004 during the Iraq War on a convoy of United States (US) supply trucks near the Baghdad International Airport. It happened in the midst of the Iraq spring fighting of 2004, which saw intensified clashes throughout the country. A convoy of 26 supply trucks operated by US defense contractor KBR escorted by the 13th Corps Support Command (COSCOM), United States Army. The troops were ferrying emergency jet fuel to Baghdad Airport from Camp Anaconda, 60 miles away. En route, it was attacked by insurgents, believed to be from either Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Badr Organization, and/or the Mahdi Army. The attack damaged or destroyed numerous convoy vehicles and killed...