Defense of the Karbala City Hall

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Defense of the Karbala City Hall
Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War
Date3–6 April 2004
Location
Karbala, Iraq
Result

Polish-Bulgarian victory

  • Defeat of Mahdi Army
Belligerents

 Poland
 Bulgaria
Iraq Iraq

Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders

Poland Tomasz Domański

Poland Grzegorz Kaliciak		 Unknown
Strength
c. 80 Polish and Bulgarian soldiers[1]
several Iraqi police officers		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 Bulgarian soldier wounded[2] 9 deaths
c. 20 wonded[2]

Defense of the Karbala City Hall,[a] also known as the Battle of the City Hall,[b] was a series of fights, that took place between 3 and 6 April 2004, between soldiers of Mahdi Army, attacking the city hall of Karbala, Iraq, and defending it Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South, together with the several police officers of Iraqi Police.[1][3][4] It ended with a Polish and Bulgarian victory, who didn't suffer a single fatality, in contrast to the attacking group, who suffered around 9 deaths and 20 soldiers wounded.[2]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Polish: obrona ratusza w Karbali, obrona City Hall
  2. ^ Polish: bitwa o City Hall

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bitwa o City Hall". nowastrategia.org.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b c "Polish, Bulgarian Army Attacked in Karbala". apnews.com. 8 April 2004.
  3. ^ "10. rocznica bitwy w Karbali. Polscy żołnierze w oblężeniu i bez wsparcia obronili City Hall (video)". defence24.pl. 3 April 2014.
  4. ^ Marcin Górka; Adam Zadworny (16 September 2008). "Najkrwawsza bitwa Polaków od czasu II wojny światowej". wyborcza.pl (in Polish).

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