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Battle of Mosul (2003)

In April 2003, as the coalition advanced further into Iraq, Mosul became a significant objective due to its size and strategic location. Coalition forces, including U.S. Special Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters under the leadership of Masoud Barzani and Jalal Talabani, planned to engage Iraqi forces defending the city.[13]

Battle of Mosul (2003)
Part of 2003 invasion of Iraq
Date11–13 April 2003
Location
Mosul, Iraq
36°20′N 43°08′E / 36.333°N 43.133°E / 36.333; 43.133
Result U.S. and Peshmerga Victory
Belligerents

 United States
U.S. Special Forces
 Iraqi Kurdistan
Peshmerga

 Ba'athist Iraq
Iraqi forces
Commanders and leaders
 United States Tommy Franks[5]
 United States David Petraeus[6]
 United States Ray Odierno[7]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani[1]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Jalal Talabani[2]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani[3]
 Iraqi Kurdistan Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir[4]		  Ba'athist Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid[8]
 Ba'athist Iraq Abid Hamed al-Jabiri[7]
 Ba'athist Iraq Saddam Hussein (Commander-in-Chief)[9]
 Ba'athist Iraq Abd al-Majid al-Khuwaylid[7]
Units involved
 United States 80 U.S. Special Forces Operators[10]
Air Force Combat Controllers[1]
approx. 500 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters[3]
approx. 300 KDP Peshmerga[3]
approx. 200 PUK Peshmerga[8]		  Ba'athist Iraq approx. 1,500 Iraqi soldiers[8]
Strength
 United States 80 U.S. Special Forces Operators[10]
Air Force Combat Controllers[1]
approx. 500 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters[3]
approx. 300 KDP Peshmerga[3]
approx. 200 PUK Peshmerga[8]		  Ba'athist Iraq approx. 1,500 Iraqi soldiers[8]
Casualties and losses
 United States 5 wounded[9]
 Iraqi Kurdistan 20 killed, 50 wounded[7]		  Ba'athist Iraq 5 T-55 tanks, 12 armoured personnel carriers destroyed,[11] approx. 200 soldiers killed, 100 captured[12]

Battle

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The battle commenced on 11 April when U.S. Special Forces and approximately 500 Peshmerga fighters began their assault on Iraqi defensive positions within and around Mosul.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Pollack 2003, p. 16.
  2. ^ a b Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 227.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Pollack 2003, p. 17.
  4. ^ a b Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 231.
  5. ^ Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 224.
  6. ^ Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 230.
  7. ^ a b c d Pollack 2003, p. 19.
  8. ^ a b c d e Pollack 2003, p. 18.
  9. ^ a b Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 229.
  10. ^ a b Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 225.
  11. ^ Gordon & Trainor 2006, p. 233.
  12. ^ Pollack 2003, p. 20.
  13. ^ Pollack 2003, p. 15.

Bibliography

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  • Gordon, Michael R.; Trainor, Bernard E. (2006). Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq. Pantheon. ISBN 978-0375422621.
 

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