Battle of Basra (2008)
| Battle of Basra (2008) | |||||||||
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| Part of Iraq War, Civil war in Iraq, (Spring Fighting of 2008) | |||||||||
 Location of Basra |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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 Badr Brigades
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 Thar Allah
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 PM Nouri al-Maliki Lt. Gen. Ali Ghaidan Majid Lt. Gen. Mohan al-Furayji Brig. Gen. Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari
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Muqtada al-Sadr Shiek Ali al-Sauidi Akram al-Kabi Yusuf al-Mosawi (POW) †
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 16,000 | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Losses in personnel: 30 killed (15 soldiers, 15 policemen); 400 wounded; 1,000–4,000 deserted defected or captured Losses in equipment: 1 Mi-17 helicopter shot down 1 BMP-1 and 5 Dzik armored vehicles destroyed 9 armored vehicles captured |
400 killed, 600 wounded, 155 captured (Iraqi Interior Ministry claim) |
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Civilian casualties: 50 killed |
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