What the records say
- When
- 25 Mar 2008 – 15 May 2008
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 43.00° E
- Description
- battles between the Mahdi Army and the Iraqi Army
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2008 Iraq spring fighting
Battles between the Mahdi Army and the Iraqi Army
The 2008 Iraq spring fighting was a series of clashes between the Mahdi Army and allies and the Iraqi Army supported by coalition forces, in southern Iraq and parts of Baghdad, that began with an Iraqi offensive in Basra.
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