s ▁Category : American ▁murder ers ▁of ▁children ▁Category : American ▁people ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁prison ▁cust ody ▁Category : American ▁serial ▁kill ers ▁Category : M ale ▁serial ▁kill ers ▁Category : M ale ▁suic ides ▁Category : Pr ison ers ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁det ention ▁Category : Serial ▁kill ers ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁prison ▁cust ody ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁by ▁h anging ▁in ▁Mont ana <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁W adi ▁Al - B atin ▁or ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ru qi ▁P ocket ▁took ▁place ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Des ert ▁Storm ▁operations ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁" B attle ▁of ▁W adi ▁Al - B atin " ▁which ▁was ▁fought ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁four - day ▁ground ▁war ▁between ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 3 rd ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Republican ▁Guard . ▁ ▁Ira q is ▁thought ▁that ▁Co al ition ▁forces ▁were ▁pre pping ▁the ▁W adi ▁Al - B atin ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁attack . ▁The ▁desired ▁effect ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁would ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁coal ition ▁ground ▁attack ▁would ▁come ▁up ▁the ▁W adi ▁Al ▁Bat in , ▁a ▁natural ▁invasion ▁route , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁therefore ▁rein force ▁their ▁forces ▁there , ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁fl ank , ▁where ▁VII ▁Corps ▁would ▁conduct ▁the ▁main ▁attack . ▁ ▁De