Defense of the Karbala City Hall
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| Defense of the Karbala City Hall[1] | |||||||
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| Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Poland Bulgaria Iraq |
 Mahdi Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Grzegorz Kaliciak | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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34 Polish and 20 Bulgarian soldiers[3] Several Iraqi police officers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 injured (Polish claim)[4] |
80 killed [4] | ||||||
The defense of the Karbala City Hall (Polish: Obrona ratusza w Karbali) was a series of skirmishes fought from April 3 to April 6, 2004 between Iraqi rebels of the Mahdi Army trying to capture the town hall in the center of Karbala and the defending Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South.[5]
See also
[edit]Citations
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Battle of Karbala (2003), Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala_(2003) (access:08.05.2026).
- ^ M. Chłystun, "Jeżeli mamy zginąć, to pod polską flagą" - 20 lat od akcji w Karbali, Wojsko Polskie, https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/15bz/articles/aktualnosci-w/jezeli-mamy-zginac-pod-polska-flaga-20-lat-od-akcji-w-karbali/ (access:08.05.2026).
- ^ "Bitwa o City Hall". nowastrategia.org.pl (in Polish). 12 September 2015.
- ^ a b "10. rocznica bitwy w Karbali. Polscy żołnierze w oblężeniu i bez wsparcia obronili City Hall (video)". defence24.pl. 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Wojna w świętym mieście, część druga". polska-zbrojna.pl. Archived from the original on 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
Categories:
- Battles of the Iraq War in 2004
- Battles of the Iraq War involving Iraq
- Battles of the Iraq War involving Poland
- Battles of the Iraq War involving Bulgaria
- Karbala in the Iraq War
- April 2004 in Iraq
- Battles involving the Mahdi Army
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 2004
- Attacks on government buildings and structures in Iraq