Defense of the Karbala City Hall explained

Conflict:Defense Of the Karabala City Hall
Partof:2004 spring fighting of Iraq War
Date:3–6 April 2004
Place:Karbala, Iraq
Result:Polish-Bulgarian victory
Combatant1: Poland
Bulgaria
Iraq
Combatant2: Mahdi Army
Commander1: Tomasz Domański
Grzegorz Kaliciak
Commander2:Unknown
Strength1:34 Polish and 20 Bulgarian soldiers[1]
several Iraqi police officers
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:6 killed 13 injured
Casualties2:80 killed

Defense of the Karbala City Hall, also known as the Battle of the City Hall, 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] 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]

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  1. Web site: Bitwa o City Hall. nowastrategia.org.pl. pl.
  2. Web site: 10. rocznica bitwy w Karbali. Polscy żołnierze w oblężeniu i bez wsparcia obronili City Hall (video). 3 April 2014. defence24.pl.
  3. Web site: Najkrwawsza bitwa Polaków od czasu II wojny światowej. wyborcza.pl. Marcin Górka. Adam Zadworny. 16 September 2008. pl.
  4. Web site: Polish, Bulgarian Army Attacked in Karbala. apnews.com. 8 April 2004.