Defense of the Karbala City Hall
The Defense of the Town Hall in Karbala was a series of skirmishes fought from April 3 to April 6, 2004 between Iraqi rebels of the Mahdi Army trying to capture the town hall in the center of Karbala and the defending Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South.[1]
| Defense Of the Karabala City Hall | |||||||
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| Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mahdi Army | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Grzegorz Kaliciak | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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34 Polish and 20 Bulgarian soldiers[2] several Iraqi police officers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 killed, 13 injured (polish claim)[4] |
80 killed (unconfirmed polish claim)[4] | ||||||
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References
- ^ "Wojna w świętym mieście, część druga". polska-zbrojna.pl. Archived from the original on 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Bitwa o City Hall". nowastrategia.org.pl (in Polish). 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Polish, Bulgarian Army Attacked in Karbala". apnews.com. 8 April 2004.
- ^ a b "10. rocznica bitwy w Karbali. Polscy żołnierze w oblężeniu i bez wsparcia obronili City Hall (video)". defence24.pl. 3 April 2014.