Karbala provincial headquarters raid
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The Karbala provincial headquarters raid was a special operation[3] carried out on January 20, 2007, by the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq against the U.S. contingent of the Joint Security Station, located within the Iraqi Police headquarters. The assault, which left five U.S. soldiers dead and three wounded, has been called the "boldest and most sophisticated attack in four years of warfare" and is furthermore notable for being one of the few instances when any sort of militants or insurgents have actually managed to capture U.S. soldiers[4][5][6] since the Vietnam War.
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Part of the Iraq War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brian Freeman Jacob Fritz | Azhar al-Dulaimi | ||||||
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Nearly 60 U.S. soldiers[1] Unknown number of Iraqi police and military personnel | 9–12 commandos[1][2] | ||||||
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5 killed 3 wounded [1] 4 captured (later executed) | None |
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