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- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) abstract "The Battle of Al Hillah was an armed military confrontation between military elements of the Coalition Provisional Authority and Iraq during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.Prior to the Iraq War, the ancient city of Al Hillah was home to numerous bases for the Iraqi Medina division of the Iraqi Republican Guard. As a main objective of the invasion of Iraq was to disable the Republican Guard, this made Al Hillah an important target for Coalition forces, as well as the fact that Al Hillah lay in the path of the planned Coalition advance on Najaf.Fighting in Al Hillah began on March 31, 2003, when two companies of the US 2nd Brigade Combat Team crossed into southern Al Hillah from Al Kifl, at approximately 0600 AST. There, US forces advanced along Highway 8, protected with air cover. At 0630, an American AH-64 came under fire from Iraqi soldiers entrenched in bunkers, and by 0640 American soldiers were engaged in combat with Iraqi infantry. What followed was intensely fierce urban combat as Coalition forces advanced into Al Hillah, under fire from Republican Guard soldiers and Iraqi infantry.After nearly 15 minutes of intense gun battle, US ground units halted near the campus of Babylon Community College, where they exchanged small arms and artillery fire with two entrenched Republican Guard infantry battalions, two artillery batteries, and extensive air defense systems. For five hours, Coalition forces were engaged in close combat fighting, at times so fierce that the American M1 Abrams tanks couldn't aim their machine guns low enough to engage Iraqi troops. As fighting raged, Apache helicopters conducted numerous attack runs and fire missions on Iraqi defenses until all their weaponry and nearly all their fuel had been expended. 8 Apaches returned to their base damaged, with repair teams reported to have been pulling unexploded RPG's out of the skins of the helicopters. Many pilots had been injured, and one seriously injured pilot later received a Purple Heart for wounds he sustained during the battle.At 1730 hours AST, US Colonel Joseph Anderson ordered Coalition forces to withdraw. One US soldier had been killed in the battle, but the fighting had cost the Iraqis hundreds of soldiers, one Republican Guard infantry battalion, one armored company, two field artillery batteries, and one antiaircraft battery.Following the withdraw, Coalition aircraft launched an assault on the remaining defenses in Al Hillah. Numerous cluster bombs were dropped, causing military and civilian casualties. Following the bombing, Coalition forces advanced into Al Hillah and captured the city by the end of April 1, encountering sparse resistance. With Al Hillah captured, Coalition forces were clear to advance towards Najaf. Small pockets of resistance, composed mostly of Iraqi irregulars, continued to hold out in Al Hillah until April 11, but nearly all Iraqi military resistance in the city had been annihilated and the Republican Guard no longer posed a serious threat to Coalition forces.".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) causalties "1 killed".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) causalties "8Apache Helicoptersdamaged".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) causalties "Multiple wounded".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "*Iraqi Republican Guard".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "Iraq".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "Polish special forces".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "United States".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) commander Joe_Anderson_(American_general).
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) date "2003-04-02".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) isPartOfMilitaryConflict 2003_invasion_of_Iraq.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) notes "Most civilian casualties resulted from Coalition cluster bombing of Al Hillah".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) place Hillah.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) place Iraq.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) result "Coalition Victory".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) strength "Unknown, but estimated to be around or above 1,000".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) strength "Unspecified".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) thumbnail Babylon_Ruins_Marines.jpeg?width=300.
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- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) wikiPageOutDegree "35".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) wikiPageRevisionID "693869792".
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- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) wikiPageWikiLink Al_Kifl.
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- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Najaf_(2003).
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- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) caption "US Marines in Al Hillah".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) casualties "1".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) casualties "2".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) casualties "551".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) casualties "8".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) casualties "Multiple wounded".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) casualties "~250 killed".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "Iraq * Iraqi Republican Guard".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "Polish special forces".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) combatant "United States".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) commander "Colonel Joseph Anderson".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) commander "unknown".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) conflict "Battle of Al Hillah".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) date "--03-31".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) notes "Most civilian casualties resulted from Coalition cluster bombing of Al Hillah".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) partof "2003".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) place Hillah.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) place Iraq.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) result "Coalition Victory".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) strength "Unknown, but estimated to be around or above 1,000".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) strength "Unspecified".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) units "1".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) units "2".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) units "502".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) units "Elements of the R.G. Medina division".
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- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) subject Category:Battles_of_the_Iraq_War_in_2003.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) subject Category:Battles_of_the_Iraq_War_involving_Iraq.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) subject Category:Battles_of_the_Iraq_War_involving_Poland.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) subject Category:Battles_of_the_Iraq_War_involving_the_United_States.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) subject Category:United_States_Marine_Corps_in_the_Iraq_War.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) hypernym Confrontation.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type Event.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type MilitaryConflict.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type SocietalEvent.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type Event.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type Event.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type Thing.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) type Q1656682.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) comment "The Battle of Al Hillah was an armed military confrontation between military elements of the Coalition Provisional Authority and Iraq during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.Prior to the Iraq War, the ancient city of Al Hillah was home to numerous bases for the Iraqi Medina division of the Iraqi Republican Guard.".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) label "Battle of Hillah (2003)".
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) sameAs Q18712789.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) sameAs m.012kd5dj.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) sameAs Битва_за_Эль-Хиллу_(2003).
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) sameAs Q18712789.
- Battle_of_Hillah_(2003) wasDerivedFrom Battle_of_Hillah_(2003)?oldid=693869792.