Battle of Basra (2003)

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The Battle of Basra (2003) was a major engagement during the initial phase of the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces captured the strategic southern city of Basra from Iraqi government control.

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Battle of Basra (2003) canonical 2
Siege of Basra (2003) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alliedCommander Graham Binns
Peter Wall
Robin Brims
alsoKnownAs Battle of Basra (2003)
surface form: Siege of Basra (2003)
belligerent Ba'athist Iraq
Iraqi Security Forces
surface form: Iraqi government forces
campaign southern Iraq campaign
surface form: Southern Iraq campaign (2003)
conflict Iraq War
conflictPhase initial invasion phase of Iraq War
countryInvolved Iraq
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
date April 2003
March 2003
endDate 2003-04-06
followedBy occupation of Basra by coalition forces
location Basra
Basra Governorate
Iraq
militaryObjective removal of Iraqi government control from Basra
seizure of Basra
notableFor first major urban battle for British forces in Iraq War
securing Iraq's second-largest city
opposingCommander Ali Hassan al-Majid
opposingForce Ba'ath Party militias
surface form: Ba'ath Party militia

Fedayeen
surface form: Fedayeen Saddam

Iraqi Army
partOf 2003 invasion of Iraq
precededBy initial air strikes on Iraq in March 2003
primaryForce 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
surface form: 1st (UK) Armoured Division

British Army
United States Marine Corps Ground Combat Element
surface form: US Marine Corps units
result capture of Basra by coalition forces
coalition victory
startDate 2003-03-21
strategicImportance control of Iraq's main southern port
control of access to Persian Gulf
control of nearby oil fields
theater southern Iraq
typeOfWarfare combined arms operation
urban warfare
used air support
armored vehicles
artillery
infantry

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Battle for Basra (2003) alsoKnownAs Battle of Basra (2003)
Battle of Basra (2003) alsoKnownAs Battle of Basra (2003)
this entity surface form: Siege of Basra (2003)