Battle of Husaybah (2004)

Battle of Husaybah
Part of the Post-invasion Iraq
Date April 17, 2004 Location Husaybah, Iraq Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	Iraqi insurgents
Strength
150	300
Casualties and losses
5 killed, 25 wounded	150 killed, 20 captured

The Battle of Husybah was fought in the spring of 2004 during the same time as the First Battle of Fallujah. In April of 2004, Fallujah was under siege by United States Marines and insurgents were looking to relieve pressure on the city by atempting an offensive of there own. Ten days before the highway connecting Al Anbar to Baghdad was cut and the insurgents attacked the capital of the province, Ramadi. The attack was repulsed by the Marines and the battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. Now the insurgents were ready for another attack, on the city of Husaybah on the Syrian border.

Five Marines were killed along with 150 insurgents in the fierce battle that lasted 14 hours. Another 9 Marines were wounded and 20 insurgents captured.^[1]

• http://marinecorpsmoms.com/archives/2004/04/37_marines_battle_in_husaybah.html
• http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/20049209463

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