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Battle of Medina Ridge

Battle of Medina Ridge was a battle fought on 27 February 1991 at Basra, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Gulf War, which ran from 1990 to 1991. The recorded result: American victory.

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M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of the 3rd Armored Division move out on a mission during Operation Desert Storm. An M2/M3 Bradley can be seen in background.. PHC D. W. HOLMES II, US Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 February 1991
WhereBasra, Iraq30.174N, 46.935E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstIraq
Part ofGulf War1990 to 1991

Where it sits in the Gulf War

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990Battle of Dasman Palace, 1990Battle of the Bridges, 1990Battle of Failaka, 1990Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Khafji, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Samurra Air Battle, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Battle of Kuwait International Airport, 1991Battle for Jalibah Airfield, 1991Safwan Airfield Standoff, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119901991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991
18 placed engagements of the Gulf War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 February 1991
PlaceBasra, Iraq
30.174N, 46.935E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses2 killed; 33 wounded; 4 tanks destroyed; 2 IFVs destroyed; 1 ambulance destroyed; 1 HEMTT fueler destroyed; 2 attack helicopters shot down; 4 Humvees destroyed; 1 A-10 shot down839 captured; 186 tanks destroyed; 127 IFVs destroyed; 72 artillery pieces destroyed; 118 trucks destroyed; 5 air defence systems destroyed
Commanders
Battle of Medina RidgeBattle of Medina RidgeBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle for Jalibah AirfieldSafwan Airfield StandoffBattle of RumailaBattle of ShaibaBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle for Jalibah AirfieldBattle of RumailaBattle of ShaibaKuwait CityAhvazAn NasiriyahAs SamawahAl JahraAl Ahmadi100 km30.174N, 46.935E
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Battle of Medina Ridge is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1634629, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Medina Ridge, revision 1372342879, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.