Battle of Al Kut (2003)

Battle of Al Kut (2003)
Part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Date April 3–4, 2003 Location Al Kut, Iraq Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Col. Joe W. Dowdy	Saleh Hammadi Salmani Mohammad Ibrahim Sulaiman
Units involved
Part of the 1st Marine Division	Numerous elements of the Medina division and the Baghdad Division
Strength
Unspecified	2,500-3,000 men
Casualties and losses
1 Marine killed ~12 wounded At least 1 ACE truck destroyed	Many T-62 tanks, APC's, and Mk83's destroyed At least 150–250 killed and nearly a thousand wounded 2,000–2,500 captured

The Battle of Al Kut was an armed confrontation between elements of the United States military and Iraqi forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Before the 2003 invasion, Al Kut was home to an Iraqi airfield and suspected chemical weapons plant,^[1] thus making it an important target during the invasion. Al Kut lay in the way of the planned Coalition advance to Baghdad.