During Post-invasion Iraq, Operation Iron Saber was a coalition strike aimed at defeating the Mahdi army under the control of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, Al Kut and Karbala.
During the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, Operation Iron Saber was a joint effort to eliminate the Mahdi Army led by Muqtada al-Sadr in the cities of Najaf, Al Kut, and Karbala.