The Battle of Najaf took place on 28 January 2007 at Zarqa (alt. Zarga) near Najaf, Iraq, between Iraqi Security Forces (later assisted by U.S. and UK...

Najaf or An-Najaf or Al-Najaf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf (Arabic: ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), is the capital city of Najaf Governorate in central...

Battle of Najaf or Siege of Najaf may refer to several battles or sieges: Siege of Najaf (1918) Battle of Najaf (2003) Battle of Najaf (2004) Battle of...

The Battle of Najaf was a major battle in the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. The first stage of the battle was fought when the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division...

the late January 2007 Battle of Najaf, as they allegedly attempted to start a "messianic insurrection" against the holy city of Najaf and the grand ayatollahs...

late January 2007 in the "Battle of Najaf", as he and his group Jund al-Samaa marched towards the Shiite holy city of Najaf, reportedly planning to kill...

killing of five American soldiers. The US blames Iran. January 28: Followers of the Shia cult Soldiers of Heaven initiate the Battle of Najaf (2007), which...

Battle of Haditha Dam Battle of Najaf (2003) Battle of Samawah (2003) Battle of Karbala (2003) Battle of Al Kut (2003) Battle of Hillah (2003) Battle...

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The siege of Najaf was an engagement between the British Army and Iraqi rebels in the city of Najaf during the First World War. The city had fallen under...

officials ("This is one battle we really do feel we can win"). In the days that followed fighting continued around the old city of Najaf, in particular at the...

Like Najaf, the city suffered from severe water shortages that were only resolved in the early 18th century by building a dam at the head of the Husayniyya...

also claims to be the deputy of the Mahdi. Soldiers of Heaven, who were defeated in the late January 2007 "Battle of Najaf" by Iraqi and American forces...

month and a half later, and a bloodier battle for the city of Najaf unfolded. Also in November the Second Battle of Fallujah occurred, when US forces carried...

Battle of Fallujah, initially codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, Operation al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, lit. 'The Dawn') was an American-led offensive of the...

The Battle of Basra was initiated by the Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi) to capture the city of Basra in 2007. Following the reported major failure of the...

the city safer.[10] January 28 – Battle of Najaf (2007), more than 280 people are reported killed. First of the 2007 chlorine bombings in Iraq happens...

The First Battle of Fallujah, code-named Operation Vigilant Resolve, was an operation against militants in Fallujah as well as an attempt to apprehend...

the Battle of Najaf in 2004. Luis Fonseca – A United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the battle. A...

The Battle of Baqubah II (March–August 2007) took place during the Iraq War in the capital of the Iraqi province Diyala, to the north-east of Baghdad...

ownership and the burial taxes at Najaf. The revolt gained momentum when it spread to the largely tribal Shia regions of the middle and lower Euphrates....

hometown of Basra. His burial was delayed because of the huge crowd at the funeral. On 8 January, Al-Muhandis was buried in Iraq's Najaf where hundreds of mourners...

of Ali in Najaf, Iraq, is a major destination for Shia pilgrimage. The legacy of Ali is collected and studied in numerous books, the most famous of which...

terrorists" in the 2007 Battle of Najaf. Unofficially, Iraqi and American forces are accused of wiping out the entire community of the Soldiers of Heaven, including...

blood bank in Najaf to donate blood on Ashura day to patients who need it. Shia Islam portal Mourning of Muharram Battle of Karbala Criticism of Twelver Shia...

Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Confederacy and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place...

After the three holy cities of Islam (Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem), some of the most revered sites by Shias include Najaf and Karbala, in Iraq, and Qom...

Kufa (or Najaf) two decades after the death of Muhammad. Today, Shia Muslims make up around 55% of the Iraqi population. Iraq is the location of the holy...

The Battle of Ramadi was fought during the Iraq War from March 2006 to November 2006, for control of the capital of the Al Anbar Governorate in western...

November 2013. In April 2004, at the U.S. government's headquarters in Najaf, hundreds of Shiite militia forces barraged Blackwater contractors, four MPs and...