Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Saddam Hussein

Battles of Saddam Hussein

Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, 1937 to 2006

Saddam Hussein is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1980 and 1991: 8 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 5 present-day countries, most in Iraq (4), Iran (3), Kuwait (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,529 km apart end to end, 353 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Iran–Iraq War (5), Gulf War (5).

Battle of the MarshesWar of the CitiesOperation Ramadan ul-MubarakBattle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimBattle of BubiyanBattle of Phase Line BulletSiege of AbadanOperation Tariq al-QodsSiege of BasraIraqi invasion of KuwaitBattle of KhafjiSiege of AbadanOperation Tariq al-QodsSiege of BasraIraqi invasion of KuwaitBattle of KhafjiShirazAhvazNajafManamaYazdBandar-e-Abbas500 km29.000N, 49.937E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1980: 1 engagements1981: 1 engagements1984: 2 engagements1987: 1 engagements1988: 1 engagements1990: 1 engagements1991: 4 engagements4 in 199119801991
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Abadan, 1980Operation Tariq al-Qods, 1981Battle of the Marshes, 1984War of the Cities, 1984Siege of Basra, 1987Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak, 1988Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Khafji, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 199119801991
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 November 1980Siege of AbadanAbadan, IranIranian victory; Iraqi siege broken
7 December 1981Operation Tariq al-QodsDasht-e Azadegan County, Iran157 km NIranian...
February 1984Battle of the MarshesHawizeh Marshes, Iraq38 km SWIranian victory
1984War of the CitiesIran503 km E
26 February 1987Siege of BasraBasra Governorate, Iraq522 km WIraqi victory
1988Operation Ramadan ul-MubarakAl-Faw Peninsula, Iraq87 km SEIraqi victory
1990Iraqi invasion of KuwaitKuwait123 km SWIraqi victory
1991Battle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimPersian Gulf, United Arab Emirates559 km SECoalition victory
29 January 1991Battle of KhafjiKhafji, Saudi Arabia439 km NWCoalition victory
1991Battle of BubiyanPersian Gulf439 km SECoalition victory; Iraqi Navy destroyed
26 February 1991Battle of Phase Line BulletIraq664 km NWIraqi victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.