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Battle of the Haditha Dam | |||||||
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Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq | |||||||
Haditha Dam in 2003 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Iraq | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
[2] | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Delta Force | Iraqi Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100 Rangers 14 tanks |
120 soldiers 6,000 soldiers (within 30 km radius) 30 tanks 14 IFVs | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 6+ wounded |
300-400 killed 29 tanks destroyed |
The Battle of Haditha Dam took place in 2003. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, United States Army Rangers seized the Haditha Dam on 1 April in order to prevent it from being destroyed. Destruction of the dam would have significantly affected the functioning of the country's electrical grid and could cause major flooding downstream from the dam.