Battle of Karbala (2007)

Battle of Karbala
	Part of the Iraq War
Date	27–29 August 2007
Location	Karbala, Iraq
Result	Iraqi and allied victory Reconstruction of Karbala by Coalition forces;
Belligerents
Iraq; Poland; Bulgaria; United States	Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Hadi Al-Amiri ; Col. Peter Mansoor ; Gen. Mieczysław Bieniek	Ali Sharia (POW) Hamza al Taie
Casualties and losses
	4 killed; 52 wounded

The Battle of Karbala began on the night of 27 August 2007 and involved fighting between the Mahdi Army, who provided security for the pilgrims, and police (who were largely members of the Badr Organization) in Karbala, Iraq.

Hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims gathered in the city for the annual festival of Mid-Sha'ban. Security was high as pilgrims had been killed in previous years by suicide bombers.