Battle of the Bridges of Nasiriyah

Battle of the Bridges of Nasyriah
Part of the Iraq War and the Italian involvement in the Iraq War
DateApril 6 – May 17, 2004
Location
Nasiriyah, Iraq
Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Mahdi Army Italy
Commanders and leaders
Muqtada al-Sadr
Aws al-Khafaji		 Luigi Scollo
Casualties and losses
200 casualties 11 wounded

The Battle of the Bridges of Nasiriyah refers to various episodes that occurred a few months after the attack of November 12, 2003, in which from April 6 to August 6, 2004, several battles took place between Italian troops and the Mahdi Army; the Italian soldiers were engaged in several clashes in the city, in which over 30,000 bullets were fired, for the control of three bridges that allowed the crossing of the Euphrates.

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