Iraqi insurgents launch a surprise offensive on American soldiers in Husaybah, but fail to capture the city.īritish forces defeat a Mahdist ambush at Checkpoint Danny Boy near al-Amara. Iraqi insurgents attack and execute American soldiers. The end of the siege marked the end of the Iraqi Civil War.Īround the same time as the battle in Fallujah, Iraqi insurgents attempt to pin down American troops in Ramadi, but fail. Polish and Bulgarian forces defeat Mahdist insurgents attempting to capture the Karbala city hall.Īlso called Operation Vigilant Resolve US forces attempt to retake Fallujah from the control of Iraqi insurgency, resulting a ceasefire and American withdrawal.Īmerican forces blockade the Shi'a district of Baghdad for four years. Part of the Waziristan War, Pakistani army takes over Taliban positions. The Bhutanese army launches an offensive against Assamese separatists from India. Nepalese government forces defeat Maoists. LURD rebels shell the city until Charles Taylor resigns.Īlgerian forces launch an offensive against the remaining Armed Islamic Group of Algeria militants Combined with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami which devastated the region, the offensive brought the insurgency in Aceh to an end.Īfter a misunderstanding regarding patrolling through the town of Majar al-Kabir, British forces use rubber bullets in a crowd control measure, which escalates and are attacked by Iraqi civilians. Indonesian forces severely defeat the Free Aceh Movement. The US forces capture a major crossroad near the village of Debecka in Iraq.Īmerican forces capture the airport from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi army. The aftermath led to the death of 50 civilians by the Indonesian Army. Indonesian army raided Free Papua Movement members, causing a battle. The American 3rd Infantry Division defeats Iraq's elite Republican Guard, resulting in 200 Iraqi casualties.Īmerican and Kurdish forces defeat the Islamic Emirate of Byara.Īmerican forces capture Hillah, and destroy the 2nd Al Medina Armored Division in the process.Īmerican forces capture Haditha Dam, a key electrical hub for Iraq.Īmerican forces capture the outskirts of Karbala leading to Baghdad.Īmericans storm Al-Kut, capturing the city.Īmerican forces capture Baghdad from Saddam Hussein's forces, causing the downfall of his government. The American 327th Infantry Regiment defeats the Iraqis and takes Najaf, allowing them to protect vital supply lines for Coalition forces. They then flee back to Chechnya.Īmerican and ISAF forces launch a cave-clearing operation, leading to multiple battles in the Adi Ghar mountains.īritish forces manage to secure Basra after a month of some of the fiercest fighting since the outbreak of the war.Īmerican armored and mechanized units force a crossing over the Euphrates River, despite stiff resistance from the Iraqis.Īmericans attempt to destroy the Medina division, but fail.Īmerican paratroopers land in northern Iraq. Israel defeats Palestinian militants in the city of Nablus.Ĭhechen insurgents attack Russian-backed Chechens.Ī naval confrontation between South Korea and North KoreaĬhechen rebels raid a village in Ingushetia, starting a firefight with Russian troops. Israel defeats Palestinian militants in the city of Jenin. Israel occupies Bethlehem and tries to capture wanted Palestinian militants who are hiding in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli operation in the West Bank, aimed to halt Palestinian suicide bombings against civilians in Israel during the Second Intifada, which results in extensive damage to terrorist infrastructure and an important decrease of Palestinian attacks: The largest land battle between US forces and Taliban militia ends in an unsuccessful US attempt to dislodge the Taliban from their mountain strongholds Status quo ante bellum, nuclear war averted Initial Ansar al-Islam victory, later PUK victoryĪmerican, Iranian and Northern Alliance victoryĪmerican, British and Northern Alliance victory Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac NLA victory, start of the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia
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