▁of ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁city ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Eu phr ates ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁border . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sub d istrict ▁of ▁Al ▁Q a ' im ▁and ▁contains ▁both ▁New ▁U bay di ▁and ▁Old ▁U bay di ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁smaller ▁villages ▁that ▁stretch ▁down ▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁pat rolled ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁Mar ines , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁forward ▁operating ▁base , ▁a ▁US ▁military ▁base , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁battle ▁positions . ▁ ▁Following ▁Operation ▁Ste el ▁Cur tain , ▁in ▁which ▁US ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁units ▁swe pt ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁ins urg ents , ▁the ▁streets ▁were ▁secured ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁and ▁Marine ▁forces . ▁ ▁Old ▁U bay di ▁is ▁the ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁Al - Bu ▁Mah al ▁tribe , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁tribe ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁to ▁open ly ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁coal ition ▁forces ▁and ▁fight ▁the ▁ins ur gency . ▁New ▁U bay di ▁is ▁a ▁modern ▁style ▁city , ▁complete ▁with ▁city ▁planning . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁workers ▁of ▁the ▁Al ▁Q a im ▁Ph osph ate ▁plant , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁of ▁U bay di . ▁The ▁villages ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁that ▁fall ▁under ▁U bay di ' s