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Battle of Mosul (2003)
Part of 2003 invasion of Iraq
Date 11–13 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  United States David Petraeus  United States Ray Odierno  Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani  Iraqi Kurdistan Jalal Talabani  Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani  Iraqi Kurdistan Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir	Ba'athist Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid  Ba'athist Iraq Abid Hamed al-Jabiri  Ba'athist Iraq Saddam Hussein (Commander-in-Chief)  Ba'athist Iraq Abd al-Majid al-Khuwaylid
Units involved
United States 80 U.S. Special Forces Operators Air Force Combat Controllers approx. 500 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters approx. 300 KDP Peshmerga approx. 200 PUK Peshmerga	Ba'athist Iraq approx. 1,500 Iraqi soldiers
Strength
United States 80 U.S. Special Forces Operators Air Force Combat Controllers approx. 500 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters approx. 300 KDP Peshmerga approx. 200 PUK Peshmerga	Ba'athist Iraq approx. 1,500 Iraqi soldiers
Casualties and losses
United States 5 wounded  Iraqi Kurdistan 20 killed, 50 wounded	Ba'athist Iraq 5 T-55 tanks, 12 armoured personnel carriers destroyed, approx. 200 soldiers killed, 100 captured

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.

Battle

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

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

Bibliography

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

• Pollack, Kenneth (20 June 2003). "The Peshmerga and the U.S. Coalition Effort in Northern Iraq". The Middle East Quarterly.

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