The forces of Muqtada al-Sadr were forced out of this city in Operation Charge of the Knights. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city that had been captured by British troops five years prior. Previously, Iranian forces attempted to capture this city in the unsuccessful Operation Ramadan.
ANSWER: Basra
[10e] Basra was also the site of a Shi'a rebellion against this dictator of Iraq after his failed invasion of Kuwait. A statue of this dictator was pulled down on April 9, 2003.
ANSWER: Saddam Hussein
[10m] Muqtada al-Sadr's army in Basra was named after this figure. Muhammad Ahmad claimed to be this figure during his war in Sudan against the British and the Egyptians.
ANSWER: Mahdi [or Mahdi Army; or Mahdist War]
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