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The siege began on 4 April 2004 – later dubbed " Black Sunday " [4] – with an uprising against the Coalition Provisional Authority following the government banning of a newspaper published by Muqtada Al-Sadr 's Sadrist Movement. The most intense periods of fighting in Sadr City occurred during the first uprising in April 2004, the second in ...
- April 4, 2004 – May 11, 2008, (4 years, 1 month and 1 week)
- Ceasefire agreement signed, Iraqi government forces allowed to enter and patrol Sadr City, End of the Iraqi Civil War
Nov 7, 2017 · U.S. troops patrol the deserted streets of the sprawling Shia slum of Sadr City at sunset after a day of tense clashes across the country with supporters of controversial Shia cleric Moqtada al ...
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Apr 4, 2024 · Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the battle known as “Black Sunday,” a battle in Sadr City, Iraq in which a platoon from the ‘Lancer’ battalion of the 1st Cavalry Division was caught...
Nov 2, 2017 · Culture. Entertainment. Nat Geo’s miniseries chronicles ‘Black Sunday’ and the hell those soldiers faced in Sadr City. By the time the sun set on Baghdad on April 4, 2004, more than 60...
Apr 5, 2024 · Last Updated: April 5, 2024. Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the battle known as “Black Sunday,” a battle in Sadr City, Iraq in which a platoon from the ‘Lancer’ battalion of the 1st Cavalry Division was caught in a patrol-turned-urban-combat ambush under heavy fire from machine guns, rifles and rocket propelled grenades of ...
