Battle of Tal Afar

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Tal Afar
partof=the Post-invasion Iraq


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date=September 1 2005–September 18 2005
place= Tal Afar, Iraq
result= American-Iraqi tactical victory
combatant1= flagicon|United States United States Army
Flagicon|Iraq New Iraqi Army
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2=
strength1= Iraqi Forces:5,000
US forces:3,500
strength2= unknown
casualties1=USA:4 KIA, 52 WIA
Iraq:15 KIA, 36 WIA
casualties2= 163 KIA, 295 captured [ [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/18/iraq.main/index.html CNN.com - 6 insurgents killed in northern Iraq - Sep 18, 2005 ] ] The Battle of Tal Afar was a military offensive conducted by the United States Army and supported by Iraqi forces, against insurgents in the city of Tal Afar, Iraq in response to the growing increase of insurgent attacks against US and Iraqi positions in the area.

The city was temporarily cleared for elections in 2005, but was not secured in a long-term view.

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