Battle of Baghdad (2006–2008)

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For the battle that began in 2003 during the U.S. invasion, see Battle of Baghdad (2003). For other battles in Baghdad, see Battle of Baghdad (disambiguation).

Battle of Baghdad
Part of the Iraqi civil war

Armed Iraqi insurgents in November 2006
Date22 February 2006 – 11 May 2008[2]
(2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Iraq
Result

Iraqi and allied victory

  • Shia insurgents control 75% of Baghdad by 2006[3]
  • Ethnic cleansing of neighborhoods by sectarian militants
Belligerents
Public stability:
Other coalition forces

Sunni factions

al-Qaeda in Iraq (until October 2006)

Sunni tribes
Other militias

Shia factions

Mahdi Army
Special Groups

Shia tribes
Other militias
Commanders and leaders
Ahmad Abu Risha

Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi

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Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Hadi al-Amiri
Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani

Ahmed Hassani al-Yemeni †
Strength
90,000+[4] Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown Unknown
11,000+ recorded civilian deaths (as of late 2007)[5]

The Battle of Baghdad begun in February 2006 and continued until May 2008, for control of the

U.S. Army fought against insurgents to retain control of the city during the sectarian civil war that engulfed the country in 2006.[6][7][8]

The battle coincided with an unsuccessful coalition operation called

Mahdi army to allow government forces to enter and patrol the Sadr City district of the city, thus fully securing Baghdad and restoring calm in the central parts of Iraq.[11]

References

  1. ^ "U.K. Finishes Withdrawal of Its Last Combat Troops in Iraq". Bloomberg. 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ "The US Army and the Battle for Baghdad: Lessons Learned-and Still to Be Learned" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Iddon, Paul (2020-03-13). "Baghdad's four decades of conflict and strife". english.alaraby.co.uk/. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ "Operation Impose Law". Belfast Telegraph.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Civilian deaths from violence in 2007 :: Iraq Body Count". iraqbodycount.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. ^ Department of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (2006-08-23). "The Battle of Baghdad". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  7. ^ Goldenberg, Suzanne (2006-10-20). "We've lost battle for Baghdad, US admits". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  9. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. ^ "Developments Fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq" (PDF).
  11. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2023-11-07.

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