What the records say
- When
- 3 Apr 2003 – 12 Apr 2003
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.31° N, 44.42° E
- Description
- 2003 major battle of the Iraq War
Battle of Baghdad (2003)
Part of the invasion of Iraq
The Battle of Baghdad, also known as the Fall of Baghdad, was a military engagement that took place in Baghdad in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the rule of Saddam Hussein”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ABD güçleri Bağdat'ın kontrolünü ele geçirerek Saddam Hüseyin'in Baas rejimini sona erdirdi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Войска коалиции заняли Багдад”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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