Battle of Baghdad

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Baghdad was the decisive 2003 Iraq War engagement in which U.S.-led coalition forces captured Iraq’s capital, leading to the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Baghdad canonical 1
Capture of Baghdad 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Baghdad (2003) ⓘ
surface form: Fall of Baghdad (2003)
belligerent Australia ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
casualties significant Iraqi military and civilian casualties ⓘ
civilianImpact breakdown of law and order in Baghdad ⓘ
widespread looting in Baghdad ⓘ
commander Ali Hassan al-Majid ⓘ
David McKiernan ⓘ
Qusay Hussein ⓘ
Ricardo Sanchez ⓘ
Saddam Hussein ⓘ
Tommy Franks ⓘ
conflictOf Iraq War ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
date 2003-04 ⓘ
endDate 2003-04-14 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Baghdad (2006–2008) ⓘ
Iraqi insurgency ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
involvedUnit Fedayeen ⓘ
surface form: Fedayeen Saddam

Iraqi Republican Guard ⓘ
Iraqi Republican Guard ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi Special Republican Guard

3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division

V Corps (United States) ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army V Corps

I Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps I Marine Expeditionary Force
locatedIn Baghdad ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Baghdad (2003) ⓘ
surface form: Thunder Run armored assaults into Baghdad

toppling of Saddam Hussein statue in Firdos Square ⓘ
opponent Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ
surface form: Saddam Hussein regime
partOf 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
politicalConsequence collapse of central government authority in the capital ⓘ
end of effective Ba'ath Party rule in Baghdad ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Karbala (2003) ⓘ
Battle of Najaf (2003) ⓘ
result coalition victory ⓘ
collapse of Saddam Hussein regime control over Baghdad ⓘ
end of Ba'athist control of the Iraqi capital ⓘ
fall of Baghdad ⓘ
side Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi Armed Forces

United States-led coalition ⓘ
surface form: U.S.-led coalition forces
startDate 2003-04-03 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Iraqi capital ⓘ
overthrow of Saddam Hussein regime control of Baghdad ⓘ
year 2003 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iraqi Republican Guard → notableBattle → Battle of Baghdad ⓘ
William Marshall (British Army officer) → notableAchievement → Battle of Baghdad ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capture of Baghdad