The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

Reimagining Urban Combat

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Military Science, History, Military, Strategy, Middle East
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Author: David E. Johnson, M. Wade Markel, Brian Shannon ISBN: 9780833084194
Publisher: RAND Corporation Publication: December 18, 2013
Imprint: RAND Language: English
Author: David E. Johnson, M. Wade Markel, Brian Shannon
ISBN: 9780833084194
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Publication: December 18, 2013
Imprint: RAND
Language: English

In 2008, U.S. and Iraqi forces defeated an uprising in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad with ~2.4 million residents. Coalition forces’ success in this battle helped consolidate the Government of Iraq’s authority, contributing significantly to the attainment of contemporary U.S. operational objectives in Iraq. U.S. forces’ conduct of the battle illustrates a new paradigm for urban combat and indicates capabilities the Army will need in the future.

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In 2008, U.S. and Iraqi forces defeated an uprising in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad with ~2.4 million residents. Coalition forces’ success in this battle helped consolidate the Government of Iraq’s authority, contributing significantly to the attainment of contemporary U.S. operational objectives in Iraq. U.S. forces’ conduct of the battle illustrates a new paradigm for urban combat and indicates capabilities the Army will need in the future.

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