ðə bˈæɾəl əvən lˈaʊ wʌz ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ əfˈɛnsɪv ˈækʃənz kəndˈʌktᵻd dʒˈɔɪntli baɪ pˈiːpəlz ˈɑːɹmi ʌv vˌiːətnˈɑːm pˈævən fˈoːɹsᵻz ænd vˌiːət kˈɑːŋ vˌiːsˈiː ɡɛɹˈɪləz wɛn ðeɪ kˈæptʃɚd ðɪ æn lˈaʊ dˈɪstɹɪkt hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ɪnðə kˈoʊstəl bˈɪn dˌiːstɹˌoʊklˌɛɾɚwˌʌnˈiːsˌiːbˌiːˌɛnˈeɪtʃ pɹˈɑːvɪns wɪðˌɪn ðə ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː kˈɔːɹ tˈæktɪkəl zˈoʊn.
The Battle of An Lão was initiated by offensive actions conducted jointly by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces and Viet Cong (VC) guerrillas when they captured the An Lão district headquarters in the coastal Bình Định province within the II Corps tactical zone.