Battle of Najaf (2004)
The Battle of Najaf was fought between United States and Iraqi forces on one side and the Mahdi Army led by Muqtada al-Sadr on the other in the Iraqi city of Najaf in August 2004.
| Battle of Najaf (2004) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War | |||||||||
U.S. Army soldier looks towards the An Najaf cemetery during the battle | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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United States United Kingdom Australia Poland Iraq Spain retired later |
Mahdi Army 1920 Revolution Brigades (Minor involvement in cooperation with JAM) | ||||||||
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Col. Anthony Haslam Jim Dutton Grzegorz Kaliciak | Muqtada al-Sadr | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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United States Army | No specific units | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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2,000 troops 1,800 security forces 1,000 troops 100 troops 90 troops | est. 1,400–1,500 militiamen | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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8 killed 30+ wounded 6 armoured vehicles damaged 40 killed 46 wounded 19 wounded 1 killed 3 wounded |
360+killed 261 captured | ||||||||
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