Iraq Spring Fighting of 2008 | |||||||
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Part of the Iraq War | |||||||
Major flashpoints of the fighting |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Iraqi Army |
Mahdi Army |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nouri al-Maliki |
Muqtada al-Sadr |
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Strength | |||||||
400,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
191 killed; 2,100 deserted, defected or captured (Iraqi security forces) 35 killed (U.S. forces) 1 killed (Iraqi militia) 4 killed (Islamic Dawa Party) |
700 killed (US Claim) 2,000+ killed (Iraqi claim) |
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1,112 Iraqi civilians killed, 2 U.S. and 2 Indian civilians killed |
Ceasefire
Iraqi Army
United States
Awakening Councils
Badr Brigades
Mahdi Army
Special Groups
Fadhila Militia