Battle of Nasiriyah

Battle of Nasiriyah
	Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
	; A USMC Assault Amphibious Vehicle destroyed at Nasiriyah, Iraq, in a maintenance area. 11 April 2003.
Date	23 March – 2 April 2003; (2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Nasiriyah, Iraq
Result	Coalition victory
Belligerents
United States; United Kingdom	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Richard Natonski; Jim Dutton	Nuri Daud Mishal; (Iraq Army Third Corps commander); Adil Abdullah Mahdi; (Ba'ath Party regional commander)
Units involved
3rd Infantry Division; 1st Marine Division; 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; U.S. Air Force; Pennsylvania Air National Guard; G Parachute Battery, 7th Parachute Regiment RHA; Pathfinder Platoon	Iraqi 3rd Corps:; 6th Armored Division; 11th Infantry Division; 51st Mechanized Division
Casualties and losses
32 killed; 60 wounded; 6 captured; 8 AAVs destroyed; 15+ vehicles destroyed	359–431 killed; 300+ captured; 1,000+ wounded

The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces from 23 March to 2 April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq. On the night of 24–25 March, the bulk of the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 passed through the city over the bridges and attacked north towards Baghdad. Other elements remained in the city to fight its defenders, who put up stiff resistance and inflicted several dozen casualties on coalition forces, more than in most other battles during the invasion. Resistance ceased on 1 April.