Battle of Najaf (2003)

Battle of Najaf
	Part of 2003 invasion of Iraq
	; Destroyed Iraqi Asad Babil tank on Highway 9 outside Najaf
Date	24 March – 4 April 2003; (1 week and 4 days)
Location	Najaf, Iraq
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
United States; United Kingdom	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
William S. Wallace; David Petraeus; Brian Burridge	Mizban Khadr al-Hadi
Units involved
United States Armed Forces United States Army 1st Armored Division; 3rd Infantry Division; 101st Airborne Division; ; United States Air Force; ; British Armed Forces Royal Air Force; ;	Iraqi Armed Forces Iraqi Army Fedayeen Saddam; Republican Guard; ; Baath Party militia; Al-Quds militia; ;
Casualties and losses
4 killed; 2 captured; 2 M1 Abrams tanks destroyed; 1 M2 Bradley destroyed; 1 AH-64 Apache shot down; 29 AH-64 Apaches damaged	590–780 killed; 100 vehicles destroyed

The Battle of Najaf was a major battle in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The first stage of the battle was fought when the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division fought to surround the town. The second stage was fought when soldiers from the U.S. 101st Airborne Division fought to clear and secure the city.