Defense of the Karbala City Hall

Defense of the Karbala City Hall,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Battle of the City Hall,[lower-alpha 2] was a series of fights, that took place between 3 and 6 April 2004, between soldiers of Mahdi Army, attacking the city hall of Karbala, Iraq, and defending it Polish and Bulgarian soldiers of the Multinational Division Central-South, together with the several police officers of Iraqi Police.[1][3][4] It had ended with Polish and Bulgarian victory, who haven't suffered a single fatal casualty, in contrast to the attacking group, who, had suffered around 9 deaths and 20 soldiers wonded.[2]

Defense of the Karbala City Hall
Part of 2004 spring fighting of Iraq War
Date 3–6 April 2004 Location Karbala, Iraq Result Defeat of Mahdi Army
Belligerents
Poland  Bulgaria Iraq Iraqi Police	Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Tomasz Domański Grzegorz Kaliciak	Unknown
Strength
c. 80 Polish and Bulgarian soldiers[1] several Iraqi police officers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 Bulgarian soldier wounded[2]	80 deaths c. 20 wonded[2]