The 2008 battle of Sadr City : reimagining urban combat /

The 2008 battle of Sadr City : reimagining urban combat / David E. Johnson, M. Wade Markel, Brian Shannon.

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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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-2022 (Author), Markel, M. Wade (Author), Shannon, Brian (Author)
Corporate Author: Arroyo Center
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013]
Series:RAND Corporation.
Subjects:
Sadr City, Battle of, Baghdad, Iraq, 2008.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns > Iraq > Baghdad.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Urban warfare.
Counterinsurgency > Iraq > Baghdad.
Counterinsurgency.
Military campaigns.
Urban warfare.
Iraq.
Iraq > Baghdad.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Setting conditions for the 2008 Battle
  • conditions on the eve of the Battle of Sadr city
  • The Battle Begins
  • Defeating JAM: operation Gold wall
  • exploiting the Success of Battle
  • Assessing the outcome of the Battle
  • reimagining urban combat
  • Appendix: Analysis of contemporary Arabic Language Sources on the Battle of Sadr city.

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