Battle of Karbala (2003)
The Battle of Karbala took place during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as U.S. troops fought to take control of the city from Iraqi forces. The city had been bypassed during the advance on Baghdad, leaving American units to clear it in two days of street fighting against Iraqi Saddam Fedayeen Irregular forces.
| Battle of Karbala | |||||||
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| Part of the invasion phase of the Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Iraq | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| David Petraeus |
Ra'ad al-Hamdani Riyadh Hussein Nayeri Faiq Abdullah Mikbas Colonel Hassani Khamis Sarhan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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3rd Infantry Division 1st Armored Division 101st Airborne Division Charlie Company,1-41st Infantry Regiment 70th Armor Regiment |
Fedayeen Saddam Syrian mercenaries | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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13–21 killed 1 M1 Abrams tank disabled 1 M2A2 Bradley destroyed 1 US Navy F/A-18 shot down by a friendly Patriot battery 1 UH-60 Black Hawk crashed due to disoriention in the darkness | 170–260 killed | ||||||
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