Battle of Amarah

Battle of Amarah
	Part of the Post-invasion Iraq
Date	19–20 October 2006; (1 day)
Location	Amarah, Iraq
Result	Ceasefire, Iraqi army retakes city
Belligerents
Iraq	Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Muqtada al-Sadr
Strength
Unknown	800 militiamen
Casualties and losses
10 killed; 6 wounded	15 killed; 90 wounded
	2 civilians killed; 22 civilians wounded

31°50′N 47°9′E / 31.833°N 47.150°E / 31.833; 47.150

The Battle of Amarah took place from October 19 to October 20, 2006, between the Mahdi Army and police, who were largely members of the Badr Organization. Fighting began on October 19, when 800 masked members of the Mahdi army stormed three police stations in Amarah.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shi'ite militia in show of strength". boston.com.
^ ^a ^b Mahdi militia seize Amarah - The News Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Shi'ite militia briefly seizes Amarah - China Daily". chinadaily.com.cn.

[boston-1] "Shi'ite militia in show of strength". boston.com.

[thenews-2] Mahdi militia seize Amarah - The News Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Shi'ite militia briefly seizes Amarah - China Daily". chinadaily.com.cn.

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