The 2008 battle of Sadr City

"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, David E. 1950-2022 (-)
Corporate Authors: Rand Corporation (-), Arroyo Center, United States. Army
Other Authors: Markel, M. Wade, Shannon, Brian
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica Calif. : RAND 2011.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-335-A.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423727406719
Table of Contents:
  • 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.