What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 2014 – 26 Oct 2014
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.87° N, 44.19° E
- Description
- 2014 siege in Iraq
Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar
2014 siege in Iraq
Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar, codenamed Operation Ashura, was a two-day military operation by Iraqi government forces and Iranian-backed PMU forces beginning on 24 October 2014, aimed at retaking the strategic city of Jurf Al Sakhar near Baghdad from IS. The operation was mainly aimed at preventing IS militants from reaching the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, where IS threatened to carry out attacks against the mi…
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