2003 attack on Karbala
The 2003 attack on Karbala was an unsuccessful strike on the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Division by the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Medina Division was mostly deployed along the Karbala gap, west of the city of Karbala itself. The Iraqi Division was targeted as it was the best equipped Iraqi unit, and its destruction would negatively affect Iraqi military morale. The Medina Division sustained only limited damage during the engagement.
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2003 attack on Karbala
The 2003 attack on Karbala was an unsuccessful strike on the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Division by the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Medina Division was mostly deployed along the Karbala gap, west of the city of Karbala itself. The Iraqi Division was targeted as it was the best equipped Iraqi unit, and its destruction would negatively affect Iraqi military morale. The Medina Division sustained only limited damage during the engagement.
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6S-60 AA guns
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*11th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
*2nd Armored Brigade, Medina Division, Republican Guard
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2003-03-24
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Iraqi tactical victory
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31AH-64 Apaches
Several hundred vehicles
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* 11th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
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* 2nd Armored Brigade, Medina Division, Republican Guard
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Ali Hassan al-Majid
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Ra'ad al-Hamdani
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Saddam Hussein
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Tommy Franks
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2003-03-24
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Location of Karbala within Iraq.
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Iraq
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the invasion phase of the Iraq War
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Iraqi tactical victory
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Several hundred vehicles
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