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Battle of Samarra (2004)

1 October 2004 (ended 2004) · Iraq

Part of: Iraq War

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: battle (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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The Battle of Samarra, also called Operation Baton Rouge, took place in 2004 during the Iraq War. The city of Samarra in central Iraq had fallen under the control of insurgents shortly after insurgents had seized control of Fallujah and Ramadi. In preparation for an offensive to retake Fallujah, on 1 October, 5,000 American and Iraqi troops assaulted Samarra and secured the city after three days of fighting.

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