Battle of Basra information

Battle of Basra may refer to: Battle of the Camel (656), conflict over succession to the caliphate Battle of Basra (871), Zanj capture of Basra Battle...

The Battle of the Camel (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة اَلْجَمَلِ, romanized: Maʿrakat al-Jamal) took place outside of Basra, Iraq, in 36 AH (656 CE). The battle was...

The Battle of Bosra was fought in 634 CE between the Rashidun Caliphate army and the Byzantine Empire over the possession of the city of Bosra, in Syria...

Iraqi port city of Basra in early 1987. This battle, known for its extensive casualties and ferocious conditions, was the biggest battle of the war and proved...

Battle of Qurna, (3 to 9 December 1914) was between British forces and Ottoman forces that had retreated from Basra, which they lost at the Battle of...

Basra (Arabic: ٱلْبَصْرَة, romanized: al-Baṣrah) is a city in southern Iraq located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million...

secure Basra and the surrounding petroleum fields, the main invasion army moved into southern Iraq, occupying the region and engaging in the Battle of Nasiriyah...

Basra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البصرة‎ Muḥāfaẓa al-Baṣra), also called Basra Province, is a governorate in southern Iraq in the region of Arabian Peninsula...

through the Battle of Basra and other operations of the Iraqi Security Forces. Due to disagreements with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and the...

following is a timeline of the history of the city of Basra, Iraq. 638 CE - Military camp established by Utbah ibn Ghazwan per order of Omar ibn al-Khattab...

in Southern Iraq. Battle of Diwaniya Operation Black Eagle Operation Lion's Leap Ismail al-Lami Siege of U.K. bases in Basra List of armed groups in the...

Battle of Basra in 1914 and continued for the duration of the war. The most notable action was the siege of Kut, which resulted in the surrender of the...

September – Battle of Basra: Zanj rebels in Mesopotamia sack and capture Basra (see Zanj Rebellion). The Cairo Genizah, a collection of Jewish manuscript...

September 2018) was an Iraqi general who served as the commander of the Special Forces of Iraq. Graduated from the Second Military College in Zakho, Barwari...

Abbasid Caliphate, which took place from 869 until 883. Begun near the city of Basra in present-day southern Iraq and led by one Ali ibn Muhammad, the insurrection...

The Footsteps of The Prophet. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530880-8. Razwy, Ali Ashgar (2001). "The Battle of Basra (the battle of Camel)". A Restatement...

during the Iran–Iraq War. Following the 1991 uprising in Basra, Saddam Hussein decided to punish Basra by focusing development on Umm Qasr. By 2003, it had...

days of fighting, including Battle of Basra (2008), that has left hundreds dead. Witnesses reported continued clashes throughout the day in Basra even...