Battle of Nasiriyah

Battle of Nasiriyah
Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
A USMC Assault Amphibious Vehicle destroyed at Nasiriyah, Iraq, in a maintenance area. 11 April 2003.
Date 23 March – 2 April 2003 (2 weeks and 5 days) Location Nasiriyah, Iraq Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
United States  United Kingdom	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Richard Natonski Jim Dutton	Ali Hassan al-Majid Nuri Daud Mishal (Iraq Army Third Corps commander) Adil Abdullah Mahdi (Ba'ath Party regional commander)
Units involved
3rd Infantry Division 1st Marine Division 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade U.S. Air Force G Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment RHA[1]	Iraqi 3rd Corps: 6th Armored Division 11th Infantry Division 51st Mechanized Division
Casualties and losses
32 killed 60 wounded 6 captured 8 AAVs destroyed 15+ vehicles destroyed	359–431 killed 300+ captured 1,000+ wounded[2]

The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces from 23 March to 2 April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq. On the night of 24–25 March, the bulk of the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 passed through the city over the bridges and attacked north towards Baghdad. However, fighting continued in the city until 1 April when Iraqi resistance in the city was defeated.