Defense of the Karbala City Hall
2004 battle in the Iraq war
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The defense of the Karbala City Hall (Polish: Obrona ratusza w Karbali) was a series of skirmishes fought from April 3 to April 6, 2004 between Iraqi rebels of the Mahdi Army trying to capture the town hall in the center of Karbala and the defending Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South.[4]
| Defense Of the Karabala City Hall | |||||||
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| Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Poland Bulgaria Iraq |
 Mahdi Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Grzegorz Kaliciak | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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34 Polish and 20 Bulgarian soldiers[1] Several Iraqi police officers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 killed, 13 injured (polish claim)[3] |
80 killed (Unconfirmed polish claim)[3] | ||||||