Battle of Baghdad (2003)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Baghdad (2003) was the decisive U.S.-led coalition assault that resulted in the rapid fall of Iraq’s capital and the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iraq War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Fall of Baghdad (2003) →
belligerent	Australia → Iraq → Poland → United Kingdom → United States →
commander	Ali Hassan al-Majid → Qusay Hussein → Ricardo Sanchez → Saddam Hussein → Tommy Franks →
conflict	Iraq War →
country	Iraq →
date	2003-04-03 → 2003-04-12 →
endDate	2003-04-12 →
followedBy	insurgency in Iraq → occupation of Baghdad →
involvesMilitaryUnit	Iraqi Republican Guard Baghdad Division → Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Division → U.S. 1st Marine Division → U.S. 3rd Infantry Division → U.S. 82nd Airborne Division elements →
locatedIn	Baghdad → Iraq →
notableEvent	Thunder Run armored raids into Baghdad → toppling of Saddam Hussein statue in Firdos Square →
opponent	Fedayeen Saddam → Iraqi Army → Iraqi Republican Guard → Saddam Hussein government forces →
partOf	2003 invasion of Iraq →
partOfCampaign	Operation Iraqi Freedom →
precededBy	Battle of Karbala (2003) → Battle of Najaf (2003) →
primaryAttacker	U.S.-led coalition forces →
primaryDefender	Iraqi government forces →
result	coalition victory → collapse of Saddam Hussein regime control over capital → fall of Baghdad →
significance	decisive battle leading to fall of Iraqi capital in 2003 invasion → marked effective end of Ba'athist control over Baghdad →
startDate	2003-04-03 →
strategicObjective	capture of Baghdad → overthrow of Saddam Hussein regime control of capital →
typeOfWarfare	armored warfare → urban warfare →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Baghdad (2003) ("Fall of Baghdad (2003)") →	alsoKnownAs
Iraq War →	keyEvent
Battle of Baghdad (2003) ("Thunder Run armored raids into Baghdad") →	notableEvent