During
Post-invasion Iraq, Operation Iron Saber was a
coalition strike aimed at defeating the
Mahdi Army under the control of
Muqtada al-Sadr in
Najaf,
Al Kut and
Karbala. The major
United States unit involved was Task Force 1/37 Bandits
Launched in April 2004, and after intense
urban warfare which involved Mahdi militiamen taking refuge in
mosques, coalition forces had defeated the Mahdi army by June and had forced a cease-fire with al-Sadr.
During
Post-invasion Iraq, Operation Iron Saber was a
coalition strike aimed at defeating the
Mahdi Army under the control of
Muqtada al-Sadr in
Najaf,
Al Kut and
Karbala. The major
United States unit involved was Task Force 1/37 Bandits
Launched in April 2004, and after intense
urban warfare which involved Mahdi militiamen taking refuge in
mosques, coalition forces had defeated the Mahdi army by June and had forced a cease-fire with al-Sadr.