✦ History

Part of Iraq War

Battle of Baghdad (2003)

April 3–12, 2003 · Battle of Baghdad (2003)

Result Coalition victory

American forces took Baghdad airport, raided into the city and took it, ending Saddam Hussein's rule.

On the map Contemporaries

Coalition

Iraq

United States
United Kingdom
Iraq
George W. Bush military commander Tony Blair belligerent leader Brian Burridge military commander Tommy Franks military commander David D. McKiernan military commander
Saddam Hussein military commander Ra'ad al-Hamdani military commander Sayf Al-Din Al-Rawi military commander Qusay Hussein Kiricocho military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
30,000
Killed
34
Tanks lost
c. 2
Vehicles lost
c. 17

Units

I Marine Expeditionary Force V Corps (United States) US 3rd Division
Fedayeen Saddam Iraqi Republican Guard