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The 2008 battle of Sadr City

"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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Huvudskapare: Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-
Institutionella skapare: Rand Corporation, Arroyo Center, United States. Army, ebrary, Inc
Övriga skapare: Markel, M. Wade, Shannon, Brian
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Santa Monica Calif. : RAND, 2011.
Serie:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-335-A.
Ämnen:
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.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • 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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