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The 2008 battle of Sadr City

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"The 2008 Battle of Sadr City, which took place in Baghdad nearly 15 months after the beginning of the U.S. "surge" in Iraq, has received relatively little scholarly attention. However, the coalition's defeat of Jaish al-Mahdi after six weeks of high-intensity fighting offers imp...

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Main Author: Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-
Corporate Authors: Rand Corporation, Arroyo Center, United States. Army, ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Markel, M. Wade, Shannon, Brian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica Calif. : RAND, 2011.
Series:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-335-A.
Subjects:
Sadr City, Battle of, Baghdad, Iraq, 2008.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns > Iraq > Baghdad.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Urban warfare > Case studies.
Counterinsurgency > Iraq > Baghdad.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • The 2008 battle of Sadr City
  • Background
  • Methodology
  • Setting conditions
  • The area of operations
  • Mission: stop the rockets and defeat criminal militias in Sadr City
  • The ground fight in Sadr City: heavy armor matters
  • The counter rocket fight
  • Exploitation
  • Key insights from the fight
  • Reimagining urban operations as wide area security missions.

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