Thai Humanitarian Assistance Task Force 976 Thai-Iraq

Force Overview

Operations

• The Thai Force deployed to Lima Camp in Karbala in September 2003 to provide engineering support, civil-military operations, and humanitarian assistance. It rebuilt local hospitals and clinics, renovated and reopened schools, and repaired other infrastructure facilities. The Thai engineers also assisted in constructing and repairing MND-CS installations around Karbala,while the medical service teams administered medical care to locals and provided physicians to support the polish medical company.
• On 27 December 2003, Suicide bombers struck Camp Lima, some 100 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, station. The Camp Lima attacker rammed his vehicle into the post's wall, killing two Thai Security Troops and wounding five other Thai Soldiers. In all, 6 coalition troop were killed and 97 coalition troops were wounded. At least 8 civilians were killed and many more wounded. The attack was atypical, as a majority of the violence at the time was centered on the Sunni Triangle are a around Baghdad. Despite The Thai government decided to keep the Task Force deployed until its original mandate expire on 30 September 2004.