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The Battle of Basra lasted from 21 March to 6 April 2003 and was one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.The British 7 Armoured Brigade fought their way into Iraq's second-largest city, Basra, on 6 April coming under constant attack by the Iraqi Army 51st Division and Fedayeen Saddam, [3] while elements of the Parachute Regiment cleared the 'old quarter' of the city that was ...
Battle of Basra (1991), battle between Iraqi forces and Shi’ite militants allied with Iraqi army defectors in the 1991 uprisings in Iraq; Battle of Basra (2003), the first major conflict in the 2003 invasion of Iraq; mostly fought by British troops; Battle of Basra (2007), insurgent siege of UK army bases in Basra; Battle of Basra (2008), an ...
At 10:00 UTC, it is reported that U.S. forces are attempting to capture the city of Basra, and are involved in a major tank battle on the western side of the city. Kurdish officials report a U.S. missile attack on territory held by the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam.
During the invasion of Iraq, Basra was the first city to fall to Coalition forces, following two weeks of fighting between the British and Iraqi forces. Following the collapse of the Iraqi government, a number of Shi'ite Islamist groups, including the Sadrist Trend led by Muqtada al-Sadr, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council and Fadhila, were able to expand their influence in Basra, solidifying ...
Pages in category "Battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Battle of Basra (2003) D. Battle of Debecka ...
The siege of Basra was initiated by the Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi) to capture the city of Basra in 2007. Following the reported major failure of the coalition forces, whose purpose was to stabilise Basra and prepare it for the turning over of security to Iraqi government forces, the city was overrun by insurgent forces from three different Iraqi factions including the Mahdi Army, and the ...
Battle of Basra: 21 March-6 April: British forces manage to secure Basra after a month of some of the fiercest fighting since the outbreak of the war. Battle of Nasiriyah: 23–29 March: American armored and mechanized units force a crossing over the Euphrates River, despite stiff resistance from the Iraqis. 2003 attack on Karbala: 24 March
Battle of Umm Qasr: 21 March 2003: 25 March 2003: Umm Qasr: Battle: Was the first military confrontation in the Second Iraq War. Battle of Nasiriyah: 23 March 2003: 29 March 2003: Nasiriyah: Battle: During the fighting 18 marines and 11 soldiers were killed and about 50 were wounded, while the Iraqi resistance was neutralized fairly rapidly ...