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COMMANDER // b. 1974

Muqtada al-Sadr

IraqMahdi Army4 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1974 – c. 2013

19751980198519901995200020052010War on Terrorism · 2001-2021Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodIraqi Civil War of 2006–2008 · 2006-2008Iraq War — March 20, 2003 · Ba'athist Iraq · War on TerrorismNajaf — Aug 2004 · Mahdi Army · Iraq WarBattle of Amarah — October 19, 2006 · Mahdi Army · Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008Battle of Basra — March 25, 2008 · Mahdi Army · Iraq War

Active service 2003–2008 — 4 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 29.

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Battles (4)

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