巴格達之戰 (2003年)

巴格達之戰 (2003年)
	2003年入侵伊拉克的一部分
	; 薩達姆雕像被推倒
日期	2003年4月3日-9日; (6天)
地點	伊拉克復興黨政權巴格達
結果	美軍佔領巴格達伊拉克復興黨政權倒台; 薩達姆·侯賽因逃走;
參戰方
美國; 英國; (空中支援)	伊拉克
指揮官與領導者
喬治·沃克·布什; Tommy Franks（英語：Tommy Franks）; David D. McKiernan（英語：David D. McKiernan）; 托尼·布萊爾; Brian Burridge（英語：Brian Burridge）	薩達姆·侯賽因; 庫賽·薩達姆·侯賽因; Saif Al-Din Al-Rawi（英語：Saif Al-Din Al-Rawi）; Ra'ad al-Hamdani（英語：Ra'ad al-Hamdani）
兵力
30,000	45,000
傷亡與損失
34 陣亡; 1 A-10雷霆二式攻擊機被擊落; 2 Abrams tanks destroyed; 17 vehicles destroyed	1,700–2,120 陣亡(第三方估計); 2,320 陣亡(美軍估計)

巴格達之戰是2003年4月上旬英美聯軍攻佔巴格達的戰役。

2003年英美發動伊拉克戰爭三周後，由美國陸軍美國陸軍第3步兵師率領的聯軍陸上司令部部隊（英語：Coalition Forces Land Component Command）攻入巴格達。美國於2003年4月14日宣布佔領巴格達，美國總統喬治·沃克·布什於2003年5月1日發表了勝利演說。

巴格達的經濟以及民用基礎設施和文化遺產因戰鬥以及搶劫和縱火而遭受嚴重破壞。在巴格達之戰期間，巴格達南部的Al-Yarmouk醫院每小時新增約100名患者。 ^[7]

2000多名伊拉克士兵和34名英美聯軍士兵在戰鬥中陣亡。巴格達淪陷後，英美聯軍於4月10日攻入基爾庫克，並於2003年4月15日攻入提克里特。

參考文獻

^ Woods, Kevin M. Iraqi Perspectives Project: A View of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Saddam's Senior Leadership (PDF). 2009: 145; 210. ISBN 978-0-9762550-1-7. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於June 9, 2010）.
^ Iraq Coalition Casualties: Military Fatalities 網際網路檔案館的存檔，存檔日期March 26, 2010，.
^ "On April 4, 5th RCT ran into several hundred fedayeen from Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and other parts of the Middle East and Africa. The result was wholesale slaughter, but the cost was considerable: two Abrams tanks were destroyed by the attackers, while numerous vehicles sustained damage from RPG fire. The marines killed a senior general from the Republican Guard ... In addition, marine tankers destroyed twelve to fifteen T-72s and T-55s as well as numerous 37mm anti-aircraft guns, which the Iraqis attempted to use against advancing marines." The Iraq War, Wiiliamson Murray, Robert Scales, p.225, Harvard University Press, 2005
^ Myers, Steven Lee. Iraqi Missile Hits Army Base. The New York Times. April 7, 2003 [April 30, 2018]. （原始內容存檔於June 27, 2018）.
^ Wages of War -- Appendix 1. Survey and assessment of reported Iraqi combatant fatalities in the 2003 War. comw.org. [December 16, 2011]. （原始內容存檔於September 2, 2009）.
^ Iraqi Death Toll, Health Perils Assessed by Medical Group 網際網路檔案館的存檔，存檔日期June 18, 2013，.
^ Zoroya, Gregg; Walt, Vivienne. USATODAY.com – From the battered streets of Baghdad, it's clear: 'The battle has reached us'. USA Today. April 7, 2003 [April 10, 2010]. （原始內容存檔於January 5, 2013）. U.S. planes also dropped about 200,000 leaflets warning civilians to stay in their homes

[1] Woods, Kevin M. Iraqi Perspectives Project: A View of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Saddam's Senior Leadership (PDF). 2009: 145; 210. ISBN 978-0-9762550-1-7. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於June 9, 2010）.

[2] Iraq Coalition Casualties: Military Fatalities 網際網路檔案館的存檔，存檔日期March 26, 2010，.

[April_4_p.225-3] "On April 4, 5th RCT ran into several hundred fedayeen from Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and other parts of the Middle East and Africa. The result was wholesale slaughter, but the cost was considerable: two Abrams tanks were destroyed by the attackers, while numerous vehicles sustained damage from RPG fire. The marines killed a senior general from the Republican Guard ... In addition, marine tankers destroyed twelve to fifteen T-72s and T-55s as well as numerous 37mm anti-aircraft guns, which the Iraqis attempted to use against advancing marines." The Iraq War, Wiiliamson Murray, Robert Scales, p.225, Harvard University Press, 2005

[Iraqi_Missile_Hits_Army_Base-4] Myers, Steven Lee. Iraqi Missile Hits Army Base. The New York Times. April 7, 2003 [April 30, 2018]. （原始內容存檔於June 27, 2018）.

[5] Wages of War -- Appendix 1. Survey and assessment of reported Iraqi combatant fatalities in the 2003 War. comw.org. [December 16, 2011]. （原始內容存檔於September 2, 2009）.

[6] Iraqi Death Toll, Health Perils Assessed by Medical Group 網際網路檔案館的存檔，存檔日期June 18, 2013，.

[usa-7] Zoroya, Gregg; Walt, Vivienne. USATODAY.com – From the battered streets of Baghdad, it's clear: 'The battle has reached us'. USA Today. April 7, 2003 [April 10, 2010]. （原始內容存檔於January 5, 2013）. U.S. planes also dropped about 200,000 leaflets warning civilians to stay in their homes

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