Battle of Haditha Dam

Battle of the Haditha Dam
	Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
	; Haditha Dam in 2003
Date	1–10 April 2003
Location	Haditha Dam, Iraq 34°12′25″N 42°21′18″E
Result	U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Units involved
75th Ranger Regiment 3rd Ranger Battalion; Delta Force	Iraqi Army
Strength
100 Rangers; 14 tanks	120 soldiers; 6,000 soldiers (within 30 km radius); 30 tanks; 14 IFVs
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 6+ wounded	300-400 killed; 29 tanks destroyed

The Battle of Haditha Dam took place in 2003. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, United States Army Rangers seized the Haditha Dam on 1 April in order to prevent it from being destroyed. Destruction of the dam would have significantly affected the functioning of the country's electrical grid and could cause major flooding downstream from the dam.

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