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The 2008 battle of Sadr City : reimagining urban combat /

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Johnson, David E. (David Eugene), 1950-2022 (Auteur), Markel, M. Wade (Auteur), Shannon, Brian (Auteur)
Collectivité auteur: Arroyo Center
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013]
Collection:RAND Corporation.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.