Iraq spring fighting of 2008
The Iraq Spring Fighting of 2008 (March – May 2008) was a series of clashes between the Mahdi Army and the Iraqi Army supported by coalition forces, in southern Iraq and Baghdad, that began with an Iraqi offensive in Basra. The fighting followed a lull in the Civil war in Iraq and was the most serious crisis since October 2007.
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Iraq spring fighting of 2008
The Iraq Spring Fighting of 2008 (March – May 2008) was a series of clashes between the Mahdi Army and the Iraqi Army supported by coalition forces, in southern Iraq and Baghdad, that began with an Iraqi offensive in Basra. The fighting followed a lull in the Civil war in Iraq and was the most serious crisis since October 2007.
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(Iraqi security forces)
1 killed (Iraqi militia)
191 killed;
2,100 deserted, defected or captured
35 killed (U.S. forces)
4 killed (Islamic Dawa Party)
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Awakening Councils
Badr Brigades
Fadhila Militia
Iraqi Army
Islamic Dawa Party
Mahdi Army
Special Groups
Thar Allah
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2008-05-15
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*Iraqi forces gain control ofSadr City
*Iraqi forces launch further operations inMaysan Governorate
*Mahdi Army propaganda victory in Basra, however clearing operations continued
*Maliki government politically ...... of detained Mahdi Army members
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