Defense of the Karbala City Hall

The Defense of the Town Hall in Karbala was a series of skirmishes fought from April 3 to April 6, 2004 between Iraqi rebels of the Mahdi Army trying to capture the town hall in the center of Karbala and the defending Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South.

Defense Of the Karabala City Hall
Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War
Date3–6 April 2004
Location
Karbala, Iraq
Result Polish-Bulgarian victory
Belligerents

 Poland
 Bulgaria
Iraq

 Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders

Tomasz Domański

Grzegorz Kaliciak		 Unknown
Strength
34 Polish and 20 Bulgarian soldiers
several Iraqi police officers		 Unknown
Casualties and losses

6 killed, 13 injured
(associated press)

1 injured
(polish claim)		 80 killed
(unconfirmed polish claim)
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