Battle of Najaf (2003)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Najaf (2003) was an early and strategically important engagement during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, in which coalition forces fought to secure the Shiite holy city of Najaf on the way to Baghdad.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Najaf (2003) canonical 2
First Battle of Najaf (2003) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Najaf (2003) ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Najaf (2003)
belligerent Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ
Iraqi Army ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign drive on Baghdad ⓘ
commander David Petraeus ⓘ
Qusay Hussein ⓘ
Vincent Brooks ⓘ
conflict Iraq War ⓘ
conflictType conventional warfare ⓘ
controlledAfterBattleBy coalition forces ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
date 2003-03-25 ⓘ
2003-03-26 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Baghdad (2003) ⓘ
Battle of Karbala (2003) ⓘ
front central front of the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
involved coalition air forces ⓘ
coalition ground forces ⓘ
location Najaf ⓘ
militaryUnit U.S. 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 101st Airborne Division (United States)

1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ
3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Infantry Division (United States)
objectiveOf Multinational force in Iraq ⓘ
surface form: U.S.-led coalition
opponentForces Iraqi paramilitary forces ⓘ
Iraqi regular army units ⓘ
opposedBy Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ
surface form: Ba'athist Iraqi government
partOf Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq
precededBy Battle of Nasiriyah ⓘ
relatedEvent 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
relatedPlace Imam Ali Shrine ⓘ
religiousSignificance took place near Shiite holy sites in Najaf ⓘ
result coalition victory ⓘ
riskFactor potential damage to Shiite holy sites ⓘ
significance early major engagement of the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
secured Shiite holy city on coalition advance to Baghdad ⓘ
strategicObjective control key road junctions ⓘ
protect approach to Baghdad ⓘ
secure Najaf ⓘ
tactics air support ⓘ
armored assault ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ
theater southern Iraq ⓘ
year 2003 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Battle of Baghdad (2003) → precededBy → Battle of Najaf (2003) ⓘ
Battle of Najaf (2003) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Najaf (2003) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Najaf (2003)
Battle of Baghdad → precededBy → Battle of Najaf (2003) ⓘ