Haifa Street

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Haifa Street (or Hayfa Street) is a two-mile-long street in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] It runs northwest from the Assassin's Gate, an archway that served as the main entrance to the American-run "Green Zone" during their occupation of Iraq,[1] paralleling the Tigris river.[2] It was named "Haifa" in the 1980s by Saddam Hussein in honor of the Israeli port city of Haifa, which many Arabs hope will become part of a Palestinian state.[1] The street is lined with many high-rise buildings.

Haifa Street was the location of the 2004 "Haifa Street helicopter incident", in which 12 people were killed as US troops battled insurgents who fired a salvo of mortars into Iraq's government compound, orchestrated two failed car bombings and assassinated a security official.

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  1. ^ a b c "Tide May Be Turning on Iraq's Street of Fear", AINA, 3-21-2005. Retrieved on 2006-06-25.
  2. ^ (Special Reference Graphic) NIMA 2003 (JPG). University of Texas. Retrieved on 2006-06-25.
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