What the records say
- When
- 5 Aug 2004 – 27 Aug 2004
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.00° N, 44.31° E
- Description
- battle during the Iraq war for the city of Najaf, during August 2004
Battle of Najaf (2004)
2004 battle during the Iraq War
The Battle of Najaf a battle during the Iraq War between United States-Iraqi government forces and the Shia insurgent Mahdi Army led by Muqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi city of Najaf in April 2004 and conflict began again in August 2004.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Najaf begins in Najaf, Iraq”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “جيش المهدي يبدأ بالهجوم على مراكز الشرطة وقواعد الجيش الأمريكي في النجف معلنًا بداية معركة النجف في العراق”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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