Battle of Nasiriyah

Battle of Nasiriyah
	Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
	; A USMC Assault Amphibious Vehicle destroyed at Nasiriyah, Iraq, in a maintenance area. 11 April 2003.
Date	23 March – 2 April 2003
Location	Nasiriyah, Iraq
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
United States; United Kingdom	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Richard Natonski; Jim Dutton	Ali Hassan al-Majid; Nuri Daud Mishal; (Iraq Army Third Corps commander); Adil Abdullah Mahdi; (Ba'ath Party regional commander)
Units involved
3rd Infantry Division; 1st Marine Division; 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; U.S. Air Force; G Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment RHA	Iraqi 3rd Corps:; 6th Armored Division; 11th Infantry Division; 51st Mechanized Division
Casualties and losses
32 killed; 60 wounded; 6 captured; 8 AAVs destroyed; 15+ vehicles destroyed	359–431 killed; 300+ captured; 1,000+ wounded

The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces from 23 March to 2 April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq. On the night of 24–25 March, the bulk of the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 passed through the city over the bridges and attacked north towards Baghdad. However, fighting continued in the city until 1 April when Iraqi resistance in the city was defeated.

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