Battle of Nasiriyah
Battle during the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
This article is about the 2003 battle. For the World War I battle, see Battle of Nasiriyah (1915).
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Battle of Nasiriyah | |||||||
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Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq | |||||||
A USMC Assault Amphibious Vehicle destroyed at Nasiriyah, Iraq, in a maintenance area. 11 April 2003. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States United Kingdom Romania | 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[1] |
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[2] |
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