2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq
The 2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq was a month-long offensive conducted by al-Qaeda in Iraq against the multinational coalition of USA, UK, Australia and Poland. On 19 April 2008, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Ayyub al-Masri, called for a month-long offensive against U.S. and Iraqi forces. However, the offensive is generally considered to have started four days earlier, when a series of suicide bombings in four major cities killed nearly 60 people. The offensive ended after a month with no clear gains for either side.
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2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq
The 2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq was a month-long offensive conducted by al-Qaeda in Iraq against the multinational coalition of USA, UK, Australia and Poland. On 19 April 2008, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Ayyub al-Masri, called for a month-long offensive against U.S. and Iraqi forces. However, the offensive is generally considered to have started four days earlier, when a series of suicide bombings in four major cities killed nearly 60 people. The offensive ended after a month with no clear gains for either side.
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100+ soldiers, policemen and militiamen killed
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22pxNew Iraqi Army
25pxal-Qaeda in Iraq
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2008-04-15
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Indecisive
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407,000 (180,000Armyand 227,000Police)
65,000-80,000
850 – 1,000+
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Iraqi Security Forces
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Dozens of fighters and suicide bombers killed
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