Operation Ashura

Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar, codenamed Operation Ashura, was a two-day military operation by Iraqi government forces and Iranian-backed PMU forces beginning on 24 October 2014, aimed at retaking the strategic city of Jurf Al Sakhar near Baghdad from IS. The operation was mainly aimed at preventing IS militants from reaching the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, where IS threatened to carry out attacks against the millions of Shia visitors commemorating the Day of Ashura.

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2014  Wikidata
Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar
battle, 

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Location: 32.8744, 44.1944, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2014 Operation Ashura

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1941 Battle of Damour

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	2333	Akkadian Empire		Wikidata
area	region	1958	First Republic of Iraq		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Youssoufiya	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Damour	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Operation Ashura	battle	Wikidata
event	war		Triangle of Death	war	Wikidata