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"The 2008 Battle of Sadr City, which took place in Baghdad nearly 15 months after the beginning of the U.S. "surge" in Iraq, has received relatively little scholarly attention. However, the coalition's defeat of Jaish al-Mahdi after six weeks of high-intensity fighting offers imp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-2022
Autores Corporativos: Rand Corporation, Arroyo Center, United States. Army
Otros Autores: Markel, M. Wade, Shannon, Brian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica Calif. : RAND, 2011.
Colección:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-335-A.
Temas:
2003-2011
Sadr City, Battle of, Baghdad, Iraq, 2008.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Campaigns > Iraq > Baghdad.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Urban warfare > Case studies.
Counterinsurgency > Iraq > Baghdad.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Campagnes et batailles > Irak > Bagdad.
Contre-rébellion > Irak > Bagdad.
HISTORY > Military > Iraq War (2003- )
HISTORY > Military > General.
Counterinsurgency
Military campaigns
Urban warfare
Iraq
Iraq > Baghdad
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The 2008 battle of Sadr City
  • Background
  • Methodology
  • Setting conditions
  • The area of operations
  • Mission: stop the rockets and defeat criminal militias in Sadr City
  • The ground fight in Sadr City: heavy armor matters
  • The counter rocket fight
  • Exploitation
  • Key insights from the fight
  • Reimagining urban operations as wide area security missions.

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