Operation Iron Saber

Operation Iron Saber
Date	April 2004
Location	Najaf, Al Kut and Karbala
Belligerents
	United States Army ; New Iraqi Army
Casualties and losses
None	None

During Post-invasion Iraq, Operation Iron Saber was a coalition strike aimed at defeating the Mahdi army under the control of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, Al Kut and Karbala. The major United States unit involved was Task Force 1/37 Bandits Launched in April 2004, and after intense urban warfare which involved Mahdi militiamen taking refuge in mosques, coalition forces had defeated the Mahdi army by June and had forced a cease-fire with al-Sadr.

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Iraq War (2003–2011)
Part of the Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
Background	Lead-up Disarmament crisis Yellowcake uranium WMD claims Rationale US public opinion Hussein interview Biological weapons
Invasion	Failed Iraqi peace initiatives Preparations Multi-National Force Timeline Battle of Nasiriyah Invasion of Baghdad Debecka Pass Firdos Square statue Mission Accomplished speech Post-war WMD conjecture Coalition Provisional Authority
Key events	Invasion (2003) Execution of Saddam Hussein (2006) Anbar Province (2003–2011) Insurgency (2003–2011) Post-invasion insurgency (2003–2006) Sectarian violence (2006–2008) U.S. withdrawal (2007–2011)
Aftermath	Insurgency (2011–2013) International military intervention against ISIL (2014–present) American-led intervention in Iraq Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Insurgency (2017–present)
Reactions	Views on the invasion Legitimacy of the invasion Opposition Protests Criticism United Nations Governmental positions
Controversies	Journalist deaths by U.S. fire (2003) Baghdad Museum looting (2003) Fallujah killings (2003) Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse (2004) Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre (2004) Haditha massacre (2005) Mahmudiyah rape and killings (2006) Ishaqi incident (2006) Hamdania incident (2006) Baghdad airstrike (2007) Nisour Square massacre (2007) Iraq War documents leak (2010)
Impact	Refugees Duelfer Report Damage to Baghdad Archaeological looting Iraq Interim Governing Council Aid and Investment Economic reform Financial cost Casualties Chilcot Inquiry Human rights
Memorials	London
Lists	Coalition military operations Bombings Aviation shootdowns and accidents Associated people
Timeline	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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