Defense of the Karbala City Hall

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2004 battle in the Iraq war

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Defense Of the Karabala City Hall
Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War
Date 3–6 April 2004 Location Karbala, Iraq Result Polish-Bulgarian victory[citation needed]
Belligerents
Poland  Bulgaria Iraq Iraqi Police	Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Tomasz Domański Grzegorz Kaliciak	Unknown
Strength
34 Polish and 20 Bulgarian soldiers[1] several Iraqi police officers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
6 killed 13 injured	80 killed (unconfirmed polish claim)[2]

Defense of the Karbala City Hall,^[a] also known as the Battle of the City Hall,^[b] was a series of fights that took place between 3 and 6 April 2004, between soldiers of Mahdi Army, attacking the city hall of Karbala, Iraq, and defending it Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South, together with the several police officers of Iraqi Police.^{[1][2][3][better source needed]} It ended with a Polish–Bulgarian force victory, which suffered 6 killed and 13 wounded soldiers, in contrast to the attacking group, who suffered 72 deaths. On April 29, 2019 Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland awarded the Medal for the Centenary of Poland Regaining Independence to 34 soldiers who fought in the battle for Karbala City Hall. ^[4]

See also

• Karbala (film)

Citations

Notes

1. ^ Polish: obrona ratusza w Karbali, obrona City Hall
2. ^ Polish: bitwa o City Hall

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Bitwa o City Hall". nowastrategia.org.pl (in Polish). 12 September 2015.
2. ^ ^{a b} "10. rocznica bitwy w Karbali. Polscy żołnierze w oblężeniu i bez wsparcia obronili City Hall (video)". defence24.pl. 3 April 2014.
3. ^ Marcin Górka; Adam Zadworny (16 September 2008). "Najkrwawsza bitwa Polaków od czasu II wojny światowej". wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
4. ^ "Polish, Bulgarian Army Attacked in Karbala". apnews.com. 8 April 2004.^{[dead link‍]}