Battle for Basra (2003)
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The Battle for Basra (2003) was a key engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces captured Iraq’s second-largest city from Saddam Hussein’s regime in the opening phase of the invasion.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
coalition occupation of Basra
ⓘ
collapse of Ba'athist control in Basra ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Basra (2003) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ba'athist Iraq
ⓘ
Fedayeen ⓘ
surface form:
Fedayeen Saddam
Iraqi Army ⓘ Government of Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein
Shi'a militias in Basra (anti-Saddam elements) ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| characteristic |
fierce resistance from Fedayeen Saddam
ⓘ
street-to-street fighting ⓘ use of irregular forces by Iraqi regime ⓘ |
| coalition | US-led coalition ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form:
US Marine Corps units
|
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date |
April 2003
ⓘ
March 2003 ⓘ |
| endTime | early April 2003 ⓘ |
| goal |
secure Basra’s port facilities
ⓘ
secure southern supply lines for coalition forces ⓘ |
| involves | civilian population of Basra ⓘ |
| leadForce | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Basra
ⓘ
Basra ⓘ
surface form:
Basra Governorate
|
| militaryTheaterCommand | British I (UK) Armoured Division ⓘ |
| objective |
removal of Saddam Hussein’s control over Basra
ⓘ
seizure of Basra ⓘ |
| partOf | 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| phaseOf | opening phase of the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 2007 Battle of Basra ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Basra by coalition forces
ⓘ
coalition victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 20 March 2003 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Iraq’s second-largest city
ⓘ
center of Iraq’s southern oil industry ⓘ key access point to Persian Gulf ⓘ major port city ⓘ |
| tactics |
air support
ⓘ
armored assaults ⓘ artillery support ⓘ cordon-and-search operations ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
| theater |
southern Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Iraq
|
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