Iraqi Police
After several hours of engaging the enemy and defending in place, while surrounded by ambushing enemy elements, their firefight was observed by aerial support elements, followed by an armored vehicle patrol who assisted in their egress out of the Iraqi Police Station and the city. Reports later indicated that the coordinated enemy attack from the Mahdi Army consisted of over 100 militia, and the six US soldiers eliminated an estimated 19 insurgents while enduring no casualties to their team, or the Iraqi police who refused to assist in the engagement. After the egress of the US Army element, the Iraqi police station was completely destroyed.