Battle of Baghdad
US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), cover each other with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles as they prepare to enter one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdos Square after the US invasion of Iraq. Found on the US military website. CAPTION:The statue of Saddam Hussein topples in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003. Three years later, Iraqi forces increasingly are taking the lead in securing their country.
Historical Overview
The Battle of Baghdad Arabic: مَعْرَكَةُ بَغْدَاد, romanized: Maʿrakatu baghdād, also known as the Fall of Baghdad Arabic: سُقُوطُ بَغْدَاد, romanized: suqūṭu baghdād, was a military engagement that took place in Baghdad in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.
Quick Facts
US Marines
- Commander: Buford Blount
- Strength: 10000
- Casualties: 34
Iraq
- Commander: Saddam Hussein
- Strength: 40000
- Casualties: ca. 2.000
Strategic Context
Overthrowing Saddam Hussein's regime.
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Historical Locations
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