Battle of Najaf (2004)
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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.
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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 | |||||||||
United States United Kingdom Australia Poland Iraq Spain retired later | (Minor involvement in cooperation with JAM) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Col. Anthony Haslam Jim Dutton[2] Grzegorz Kaliciak | Muqtada al-Sadr | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
United States Army | No specific units | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
2000 troops 1,800 security forces 1000 troops 100 troops 90 troops | est. 1,400–1,500 militiamen | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
8 killed 30+ wounded 6 armoured vehicles damaged 40 killed 46 wounded 19 wounded 1 killed 3 wounded[3] |
360+killed 261 captured[4] |
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