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Defense of the Karbala City Hall

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Defense Of the Karabala City Hall
Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War
Date3–6 April 2004 (4 days)
Location
Karbala, Karbala Governorate, Iraq
Result

Polish-Bulgarian victory

Belligerents
Poland
Bulgaria
Iraq Iraq		 Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Poland Tomasz Domański
Poland Grzegorz Kaliciak		 Unknown
Units involved

Multinational Division Central-South

Ministry of Interior (Iraq)

 Unknown
Strength

Poland Poland

  • 30 soldiers [1]

Bulgaria Bulgaria

  • 20 soldiers [1]

Iraq Iraq

  • Several police officers
 Unknown
Casualties and losses

Associated Press:[2]

  • 6 killed
  • 13 injured

Polish claim:[3]

  • 1 injured

Polish claim:[3]
(unconfirmed)

  • 80 killed

The Defense of the Karbala City Hall (Polish: Obrona ratusza w Karbali) (Bulgarian: Отбраната на кметството в Кербала) was a series of clashes fought from April 3 to April 6, 2004, between Iraqi insurgents of the Mahdi Army, who attempted to seize the town hall in central Karbala, and Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South, who defended the building.[4]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "15 lat od Karbali". gov.pl. 29 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Polish, Bulgarian Army Attacked in Karbala". apnews.com. 8 April 2004. [dead link]
  3. 1 2 "10. rocznica bitwy w Karbali. Polscy żołnierze w oblężeniu i bez wsparcia obronili City Hall (video)". defence24.pl. 3 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wojna w świętym mieście, część druga". polska-zbrojna.pl. Archived from the original on 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
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