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Operation Charge Of The Knights
The Battle of Basra began on 25 March 2008, when the Iraqi Army launched an operation (code-named ''Saulat al-Fursan'', meaning Operation Charge of the Knights in Arabic) to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra. The operation was the first major operation to be planned and carried out by the Iraqi Army since the Iraq War, invasion of 2003. Coalition and Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi aircraft patrolled the skies above Basra providing intelligence and carrying out air strikes in support of Iraqi forces on the ground. Coalition forces provided embedded military transition teams (MiTTs) in Iraqi Army units and American special forces also conducted joint operations with ISOF units. Iraqi forces faced heavy resistance from Mahdi Army militia inside the city and the offensive stalled, requiring Multinational force in Iraq, American and British air and artillery support, eventually resulting in a stand-off. More than 1,000 casualties resulted in six days of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Iraq Spring Fighting
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 Battle of Baghdad (2006–2008), Baghdad, that began with an Iraqi Battle of Basra (2008), offensive in Basra. Background In 2007, the Iraqi Army moved 4 brigades, including a tank brigade, and a special forces battalion to Basra, replacing the existing brigade stationed there which was reported to have been corrupt. The Iraqi National Police also moved two battalions to Basra. In August 2007, the Iraqi Army established the Iraqi Army#Structure, Basra Operational Command under the command of Mohan al-Furayji, General Mohan. The Vice Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Joint Staff said "We do not have enough forces there. That is why we are having a new division, the 14th Division, to be built in Basrah, especially with the possibility that the British might be leaving us in time." Since August 2007, a unilateral ceasefir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
