Saulat al-Fursan

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Saulat al-Fursan is the Arabic name for Operation Charge of the Knights, a major 2008 Iraqi security offensive primarily targeting militia forces in Basra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iraqi security offensive
military operation
authorizedBy Nouri al-Maliki
commandedBy Nouri al-Maliki
conflict Iraq War
country Iraq
describedAs major 2008 Iraqi security offensive
followedBy increased Iraqi control over Basra ports
subsequent security operations in southern Iraq
hasArabicName صولة الفرسان
hasContext struggle between Iraqi central government and militia control in Basra
hasEnglishName Operation Charge of the Knights
hasParticipant Iraqi 14th Division
Iraqi Special Operations Forces
hasType counterinsurgency operation
urban combat operation
languageOfName Arabic
location Basra
Basra Governorate
southern Iraq
mainTarget Mahdi Army
surface form: Jaysh al-Mahdi

Mahdi Army
Shiite militias
meaningOfName Operation Charge of the Knights
surface form: Charge of the Knights
objective improve security in Basra
restore government control in Basra
weaken militia influence in Basra
opposedBy Mahdi Army
Iraqi Shia militias
surface form: Shiite militias in Basra
participant Iraqi Army
Iraqi Police
Iraqi Security Forces
surface form: Iraqi security forces
partOf Iraqi government campaign against militias
post-2003 Iraqi security operations
pointInTime 2008
result Iraqi government claimed success
ceasefire with Mahdi Army
increased Iraqi government presence in Basra
startTime 2008-03-25
supportedBy Coalition forces
U.S. air support
U.S. intelligence support
British forces
surface form: United Kingdom forces

United States forces
timePeriod April 2008
late March 2008
tookPlaceIn densely populated urban areas of Basra

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