List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War in 2007

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This is a list of known Coalition military operations of the Iraq War that occurred in 2007.

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Soldiers have a short meeting at an airfield in Baqubah before an air assault into an outlying village of the city, 18 June 2007

2007 saw a rise in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations as well as a large "surge" in US forces designed to help stabilize the region.

On 10 January 2007, President Bush announced changes in the administration's political and military strategy in the Iraq War during a television speech broadcast. The speech and underlying strategy had been crafted under the working title "The New Way Forward." In the address Bush stated “America will change our strategy to help the Iraqis carry out their campaign to put down sectarian violence and bring security to the people of Baghdad. This will require increasing American force levels. So I've committed more than 20,000 additional American troops to Iraq. The vast majority of them—five brigades—will be deployed to Baghdad."

As part of this new strategy, 2007 saw several major military operations aimed at eliminating insurgent activities, increase support services such as medical facilities and utilities and the training of Iraqi citizens as police or military personnel.

The largest of these new operations were Operations Law and Order, Phantom Thunder and Phantom Strike.

2007 military operations[edit | edit source]

Battle/Operation name From date To date Location Purpose and result
Operation Arrowhead Strike VI 02007 2007  02007 2007 Baghdad Part of the continuing security plan for Baghdad
Operation Green Angel 02007 2007 02007 2007
Operation Three Swords 02007 2007 02007 2007
Operation Michigan 02007 2007 02007 2007
Operation White Rockets 02007 2007 02007-03-06 March 06 2007 near Bin Muhammad south of Baghdad Found two ammunition caches and detaining two suspects
Operation Locust 02007-01 January 2007 02007-01 January 2007
Operation Three Kings 02007-01 January 2007 02007-01 January 2007
Operation Arrowhead Strike III 02007-01-03 January 03 2007  Baghdad Captured 13 suspected insurgents and recovered several weapons in the northwestern area of the city
Operation Turki Bowl 02007-01-04 January 04 2007 02007-01-13 January 13 2007 south of Balad Ruz in the Turki Village, Tuwilla and 30 Tamuz areas of the province U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 100 terrorists, detained 50, and dismantled a large terrorist group
Battle of Haifa Street 02007-01-06 January 06 2007 02007-01-09 January 09 2007 Baghdad, Haifa Street Was a battle fought over three days for the control of Haifa Street, a two-mile (3 km)-long street in downtown Baghdad, between American and Iraqi Army forces and various insurgent forces
Operation Turki Bowl II 02007-01-08 January 08 2007 02007-01-08 January 08 2007 Balaruz
Operation Machete Harvest 02007-01-10 January 10 2007 02007-01-11 January 11 2007 Yusufiyah To deny anti-Iraq forces a safe haven in the area
Operation Koa Canyon (Wadi Aljundi) 02006-01-19 January 19 2006 02006-01-27 January 27 2006 along the Euphrates River An effort to disrupt insurgent activity and to root out their weapons stores along the Euphrates River
Operation Howard 02007-01-16 January 16 2007 02007-01-16 January 16 2007 Risalah Iraqi army forces elements detained 19 men during operations to capture an illegal armed group leader allegedly responsible for coordinating violent attacks against Iraqi civilians and coalition forces
Operation Arbead II 02007-01-18 January 18 2007 02007-01-18 January 18 2007 Fallujah To detain members of a murder and intimidation cell
Operation Northern Venture 200702 02007-01-21 January 21 2007 Al Anbar Province Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, uncovered 14 large caches
Operation Warm-Up 02007-01-22 January 22 2007 02007-01-22 January 22 2007 Kawla and Darar Distributed cloths, food, first aid kits and school supplies to children in Iraq
Operation Black Eagle II 02007-01-23 January 23 2007 02007-01-23 January 23 2007 Mahmudiyah Soldiers detained three suspected terrorists for suspicious activity. Weapons found during the operation included two AK-47 bandoleers and two Katyusha rocket casings
Operation Eagle Claw XI 02007-01-23 January 23 2007 02007-01-23 January 23 2007 Mrbat Garhat Village near Kirkuk
Operation Tomahawk Strike 11 02007-01-24 January 24 2007 02007-01-24 January 24 2007 Baghdad A series of targeted raids to disrupt illegal militia activity and help restore Iraqi security force control in the area
Battle of Najaf (2007) 02007-01-28 January 28 2007 02007-01-29 January 29 2007 Zarqa, Najaf Governorate Was a battle that was fought between U.S. and Iraqi forces, and the Islamist Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr
Operation New Day 02007-01-29 January 29 2007 02007-01-29 January 29 2007 the Al Warar District of Ar Ramadi The joint force searched more than 50 homes in the area while detaining two suspected insurgents.
Operation SINBAD 02007-02-06 February 06 2007 02007-02-06 February 06 2007 Hay A'Tanumah, a number of locations on the eastern bank of the Shatt Al'Arab opposite the main town of Basra Six people were detained during the operation and later released. A quantity of munitions were discovered and later disposed of by explosive experts
Law and Order(Fardh Al-Qanoon) 02007-02-14 February 14 2007 An operation to secure the population of Baghdad by targeting al Qaeda, Sunni insurgent, and Shi'a extremist elements.|
Operation Wolverine Alesia 02007-02-23 February 23 2007 02007-02-03 February 03 2007 Yusufiyah Discovered a weapons cache with a total of 1,129 mortar rounds uncovered
Operation Brown Hawk 02007-02-25 February 25 2007 02007-02-25 February 25 2007 Tahrir To eliminate Tahrir as an operating base for improvised explosive device building cells and key leaders of the Al-Qaeda forces in Iraq.
Operation Saber Boss 02007-02-26 February 26 2007 02007-02-26 February 26 2007 Muqdadiya Seized four weapons caches, killed approximately 10 insurgents and detained five suspected terrorists
Operation Ranger Dominance 02007-03 March 2007 02007-03 March 2007 Baghdad The first step in their portion of the Baghdad Security Plan
Operation Agave L 02007-03-04 March 04 2007 02007-03-04 March 04 2007
Operation Tomahawk Strike 12 02007-03-04 March 04 2007 02007-03-04 March 04 2007 Baghdad's Sadr City A combined clearance of Sadr City to set secure conditions and identify and destroy militant threats and safe houses in the area in preparation of the establishment of a District Joint Security Station.
Operation Phoenix 02007-03-05 March 05 2007 02007-03-05 March 05 2007 Basrah City A short-notice, reactive strike operation launched on a building west of the Al Jameat district of the city as a direct result of information gained after an attack made on a Multi National Forces base
Operation Dragon Surge 02007-03-17 March 17 2007 02007-03-17 March 17 2007 Baghdad To establish a presence within the city to

deter the sectarian violence against the Iraqi population from insurgents and establish a footprint of Coalition Forces

Operation Arrowhead Strike 9 02007-03-20 March 20 2007 02007-04 April 2007 Baghdad, west-central Mansour security district Succeeded in preventing 3,200 roadside bombs, jailing 42 terrorists, and seizing enough weapons and explosives to outfit an enemy infantry battalion
Operation Enduring Education 02007-03-25 March 25 2007 02007-04-01 April 01 2007 throughout Iraq To fill the shelves of schools with necessary tools to build the foundation of a solid education
Operation Regular Justice 02007-04-05 April 05 2007 02007-04-05 April 05 2007 Diyala Province
Operation Valiant Guardian (Harris Ba'sil) 02007-04-05 April 05 2007 02007-05-20 May 20 2007 outside of the major cities of the Euphrates River valley in western al Anbar province Eight weeks of interdicting and disrupting enemy routes and safe havens
Operation Black Eagle 02007-04-06 April 06 2007 02007-04-06 April 06 2007 Diwaniya U.S. troops battled gunmen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the town of Diwaniya for control of the city
Operation Black Eagle City 02007-04-11 April 11 2007 02007-04 April 2007 Diwaniya Was a follow-on operation to Operation Black Eagle designed to rebuild the city and provide humanitarian aid to the people most affected by the recent militia violence
Operation Dixon 02007-04-12 April 12 2007 02007-04-12 April 12 2007 Baghdad, eastern portion Was aimed at disrupting car bomb networks operating in the area and gaining additional information and intelligence on those networks.
Operation Yukon River 02007-04-12 April 12 2007 02007-04-12 April 12 2007 Adwaniyah A joint effort that established security in the southeastern portion of Baghdad
Operation Eagle Lightning[1] 02007-04-16 April 16 2007 02007-04-16 April 16 2007 Baghdad, just south in the Shaka area Detained 33 suspected terrorists, discovered 6 weapons caches and 5 bombs
Operation School Supplies 02007-04-18 April 18 2007 02007-04-18 April 18 2007 throughout Iraq Is a program where school supplies are donated to local Iraqi students who wouldn't otherwise have what's needed for a good education
Operation Commando Dive 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 Baghdad, just south of, in the Shubayshen area Led to the detentions of almost 50 individuals and a number of cache finds
Operation Eagle Dive I 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 Baghdad, just south in the Shubayshen area The effort netted 33 detainees, most suspected of building and planting bombs
Operation Polar Dive 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 the Shubayshen area, just south of Baghdad Detained three suspected terrorists and found a cache of bomb-making materials including wire, black powder, explosives manuals in English and Arabic, and chemistry textbooks
Operation Trident IV 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 02007-04-21 April 21 2007 the Shubayshen area, just south of Baghdad Detained six terror suspects and found a small weapons cache containing small arms and ammunition as well as 300 pounds of homemade explosive material and ball bearings for use in bombs
Operation Chalons 02007-04-23 April 23 2007 02007-04-23 April 23 2007 The cordon and search mission was conducted in an effort to secure a suspected Anti-Iraqi Forces weapons cache located in 3rd HBCT’s operating area
Battle of Bismarck 02007-04-23 April 23 2007 02007-04-24 April 24 2007 Contact between Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West) (OBGW-2) and insurgents
Operation Eagle Dive II 02007-04-26 April 26 2007 02007-04-26 April 26 2007 Lutifiyah An operation intended to deny planned attacks on Patrol Base Lutifiyah.
Operation Forsythe Park 02007-04-28 April 28 2007 02007-04-28 April 28 2007 Ramadi Found numerous weapons and weapons caches
Operation Polar Scrum 02007-05-01 May 01 2007 02007-05-01 May 01 2007 Yusufiyah Resulted in 85 terror suspects detained and an improvised explosive device found during the all-day mission
Operation Rat Trap 02007-05-01 May 01 2007 02007-05-01 May 01 2007 Adhamiya Among those killed during the operation was Muharib Abdul Latif, the Senior Minister of Information of al-Qaeda-in-Iraq
Operation Eagle Thunder III[2] 02007-05-02 May 02 2007 02007-05-03 May 03 2007 Mahmudiyah Soldiers found a weapons cache in the reed lines that consisted of homemade grenades
Operation Dragon Fire 02007-05-05 May 05 2007 02007-05-06 May 06 2007 Baghdad, the East Rashid security district To rid the Rashid District of terrorists and criminals and to protect the population
Operation Beach Yellow 02007-05-14 May 14 2007 02007-05-14 May 14 2007 Dura-iya Patrolled in search of terrorists and terrorist activity
Operation Southern Scimitar 02007-05-19 May 19 2007 02007 2007 Rutbah To sweep and clear their area of insurgent activity
Operation Valdez 02007-05-19 May 19 2007 02007-05-19 May 19 2007 Uybeaydat, south of Baghdad A mission to search for illegal weapons, explosives and high value targets in the southern town
Operation Dragon Fire East 02007-05-26 May 26 2007 02007-05 May 2007 Baghdad, the East Rashid security district Detained 3 suspected insurgents and found 2 weapons caches
Operation Red Eagle 02007-05-26 May 26 2007 02007-05-26 May 26 2007 Adhamiyah District To disrupt insurgent activity in the Suleikh neighborhood
Operation Safe Neighborhood 02007-05-28 May 28 2007 02007-05-28 May 28 2007 To make neighborhoods, markets, areas of congestion safer for the Iraqis
Operation Vipers Bite 02007-05-30 May 30 2007 02007-05-30 May 30 2007 the Al Izza district of Al Kut Resulted in the detainment of 13 people suspected of insurgent activities
Operation Alljah 02007-06 June 2007 02007-06 June 2007 Fallujah Was designed to turn Fallujah over to local Iraqi law enforcement by dividing the city up into manageable sections
Operation Safety and Security (Fahrad Al Amin) 02007-06 June 2007 02007-06 June 2007 To make sure al Qaeda and the insurgents have no safe sanctuary where they can rest, refit, stage, and plan for attacks
Operation Northern Forge 02007-06 June 2007 02007-06-07 June 07 2007
Operation Northern Fury 02007-06 June 2007 02007-06 June 2007
Operation Cave Dweller 02007-06-01 June 01 2007 Ongoing western Euphrates River valley Security and Reconnaissance: US Marines searched and mapped all caves they found
Operation Eagle Sweep 02007-06-01 June 01 2007 02007-06-01 June 01 2007 Lutifiyah, northeast of, near the Karkh Oil Facility The searches resulted in four military-aged males being questioned, one of whom was a wanted insurgent
Operation Falkirk 02007-06-01 June 01 2007 02007-06-01 June 01 2007 To locate and detain suspected terrorists in Balad with ties to the kidnapping of two U.S. Soldiers taken captive. Resulted in a sustained firefight between the insurgents and US and Iraqi Special forces. Several women and children who had been hostage for more than a month were also freed.
Operation Hermes 02007-06-03 June 03 2007 02007-06-03 June 03 2007 Radwaniyah One of the homes had an SA-7 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system, and two men were detained and taken for questioning about the weapon.
Operation Polar Charade 02007-06-03 June 03 2007 02007-06-03 June 03 2007 southwest of Rushdi Mullah Search for 2 missing Soldiers who were abducted 12 May in Quarghulli Village
Operation Brutus 02007-06-04 June 04 2007 02007-06-04 June 04 2007 Iskandariyhya Was an air assault mission focused on capturing or denying enemy sanctuary in the area
Operation Tiger Hammer 02007-06-07 June 07 2007 02007-06-07 June 07 2007 Baghdad, the Adhamiyah District The four-hour operation netted nine detainees and 38 illegal weapons
Operation Northwestern Shoulder 02007-06-12 June 12 2007 02007-06-12 June 12 2007 Sagrah, Hosfa and Zawiyah Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: Detained 10 Iraqis, searched for weapons and insurgent activity and performed several humanitarian projects
Operation Eagle Talon 02007-06-13 June 13 2007 02007-06-13 June 13 2007 Rusafa Recovered three AK-47 magazines, one shotgun and one chemical protective mask
Operation Phantom Thunder 02007-06-16 June 16 2007 Throughout Iraq An operation designed to defeat extremists in Iraq
Operation Marne Torch 02007-06-16 June 16 2007 Baghdad Focused on the security belts surrounding Baghdad
Operation Nijmegen 02007-06-16 June 16 2007 02007-06-16 June 16 2007 Baghdad Netted a cell leader with ties to persons of interest in the area southwest of the city.
Operation Ardennes 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 Muwayllihah Yielded two suspected insurgents wanted for their potential involvement in targeting Iraqi and Coalition Forces with bombs and for their involvement in sectarian violence
Operation Chosin 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 Dura'iya To disrupt key insurgent networks from freedom of maneuver in the battalion's area of operation.
Operation Destroyer Strike 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 Tuwaitha, near Coalition forces seized multiple weapons caches
Operation Chicken Coup 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 02007-06-17 June 17 2007 Route Bismarck, Iraq
Operation Castine 02007-06-18 June 18 2007 02007-06-18 June 18 2007 Adhamiyah Resulted in the capture of three suspects caught with materials used in the manufacture of car bombs
Operation Arrowhead Ripper 02007-06-19 June 19 2007 02007-06-19 June 19 2007 Baqouba and its surrounding areas A large-scale effort to eliminate al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists
Operation Commando Eagle[3] 02007-06-21 June 21 2007 Baghdad, southwest of Targeted a series of houses which local citizens indicated were being used by al-Qaeda cells to intimidate them and launch attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces
Operation Chicken Coup II 02007-06-12 June 12 2007 02007-06-12 June 12 2007 Route Bismark, Iraq
Operation Sledgehammer (2007) 02007-06-22 June 22 2007 02007-06-22 June 22 2007 Jabella
Operation Peregrine II 02007-06-23 June 23 2007 02007-06-23 June 23 2007 Mahmudiyah, a village outside Captured five members of an insurgent cell in north Babil
Operation Crazyhorse Thunder 02007-06-23 June 23 2007 02007-06-23 June 23 2007 Baghdad Seven suspects were detained for allegedly planting bombs along Route Tampa, the highway leading into Baghdad
Operation Blore Heath II 02007-06-24 June 24 2007 02007-06-24 June 24 2007 Al Dura’iya Cleared insurgent caches south of Salman Pak and southeast of Baghdad
Operation Bull Run 02007-06-24 June 24 2007 02007-06-24 June 24 2007 Al Dura’iya Part of Operation Marne Torch, the latest Coalition Force initiative to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries southeast of Baghdad
Operation Cobra Strike (2007) 02007-06-25 June 25 2007 02007-06-28 June 28 2007 Tibaj To establish a permanent combat outpost along with check points
Operation Council Grove II 02007-06-25 June 25 2007 02007-06-25 June 25 2007 Baghdad Detained six insurgents
Operation Golden Eagle II 02007-06-27 June 27 2007 02007-06-27 June 27 2007 Lutifiyah and Baghdad Was an early morning ground assault to prevent insurgents from creating a base of operations north of Lutifiyah
Operation Eagle Venture IV 02007-06-29 June 29 2007 02007-06-30 June 30 2007 between Mahmudiyah and Yusifiyah detained nine suspected insurgents while constructing a battle position
Battle of Donkey Island 02007-06-30 June 30 2007 02007-06-30 June 30 2007 outside Ramadi Routine reconnaissance detects impending assault on Ramadi by 40 – 70 insurgents. US forces annihilate the insurgent force
Operation Eagles 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007
Operation Guardian Torch 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007 Arab Jabour Was designed to clear the area of al Qaeda and other insurgent forces
Operation Geronimo Strike II 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007
Operation Justice Reach 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007
Operation Nijemgen II 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007
Operation Patriot Strike 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007
Operation Dragon Hammer 02007-07-01 July 01 2007 02007-07-01 July 01 2007 Baghdad, Rashid District Baghdad troops detained more than 100 suspected insurgents and seized more than 200 weapons caches.
Operation Geronimo Strike 02007-07-03 July 03 2007 02007-07-03 July 03 2007 Kalsu's Fish Farms area Conducted to prevent insurgency operations and attacks
Operation Four Brothers 02007-07-06 July 06 2007 02007-07-06 July 06 2007 Arab Jabour Found money, weapons and detained numerous people for questioning
Operation Stampede 3 02007-07-06 July 06 2007, on or about 02007-07-06 July 06 2007, on or about Found several weapons caches including more than 80 mortar rounds, 10 rockets, 15 pounds of plastic explosives, several artillery rounds, fuses, blasting caps and other components to be used to make bombs
Operation Grenada 02007-07-07 July 07 2007 02007-07-07 July 07 2007 Babel, Northern portion Captured the ringleader of a cell responsible for conducting rocket and improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil
Operation Safe Teach 02007-07-07 July 07 2007 02007-07-07 July 07 2007 Jisr Diyala Security Operation: Task Force Marne Soldiers teamed with Iraqi Security Forces to provide security for Iraqi school children
Operation China Shop 02007-06-23 June 23 2007 02007-06-30 June 30 2007 North of Karmah Conducted in order to clear insurgents and weapons caches north of Karmah and Fallujah in areas that were previously unoccupied by Coalition Forces.
Operation China Shop II 02007-07-08 July 08 2007 02007-07-08 July 08 2007 North of Karmah
Operation Eastern Fury 02007-07-10 July 10 2007 02007-07-13 July 13 2007 Fallujah
Operation Geronimo Strike III 02007-07-10 July 10 2007 02007-07-13 July 13 2007 Iskandariyah, northwest of Conducted in order to capture members of an Al Qaeda cell wanted in connection with the kidnapping of three American Soldiers and other attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces
Operation Saber Guardian 02007-07-10 July 10 2007 02007-07-11 July 11 2007 Sherween Resulted in 20 al-Qaida terrorists killed, 20 detained, and two weapons caches and 12 bombs discovered
Operation Leyte Gulf 02007-07-11 July 11 2007 02007-07-11 July 11 2007 Mahmudiyah, south of A ring leader of a cell and 4 of his lieutenants responsible for conducting improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil was captured
Operation Eagle Ares 02007-07-12 July 12 2007 02007-07-12 July 12 2007 Lutifiyah, east of Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers nabbed 46 men suspected of involvement with al Qaeda affiliated terror networks
Operation Waterfront 02007-07-13 July 13 2007 02007-07-13 July 13 2007 Al Anbar
Operation Polar Tempest 02007-07-14 July 14 2007 02007-07-14 July 14 2007 al-Owesat and al-Thobat, the villages near Resulted in 12 men being detained for questioning on suspicion of terrorist activity.
Operation Bellicose Bastian 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 Ten suspected insurgents were arrested
Operation Ithaca 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 Haimer, Abu Nasim, and Jamil, near the villages of Resulted in 29 al-Qaida gunmen killed, 23 detained, eight hostages released, two weapons caches discovered and a safe house destroyed
Operation Mawtini 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 02007-07 July 2007 Al Anbar province, western portion To neutralize any future attempts by insurgent Forces to re-establish a presence in key urban areas along the Euphrates River valley
Operation Punisher III 02007-08 August 2007 02007-08 August 2007 Al Anbar province Aimed at countering an insurgent surge of activity in the area, as well as disrupting the flow of weapons and other illegal items toward the urban areas. Was part of Operation Mawtini.
Operation Purple Haze 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 02007-07-15 July 15 2007 Baghdad, Jamiya’a neighborhood Discovered two caches totaling approximately 700 lb of homemade explosives
Operation Marne Avalanche 02007-07-16 July 16 2007 Baghdad An offensive operation aimed at stopping southern Baghdad from being used as a safe haven and preventing the movement of weapons, munitions and insurgents into Baghdad
Operation Ameliyet 02007-07-17 July 17 2007 02007-07-17 July 17 2007 Baghdad No weapons were found, but Soldiers and police officers learned there had been holes dug where weapons may have been stored previously
Operation Iraqi Home Protector 02007-07-22 July 22 2007 02007-07-22 July 22 2007 Riyadh Peacekeeping:
Operation Olympus 02007-07-22 July 22 2007 02007-07-22 July 22 2007 Anbakia Opened routes and cleared insurgents
Operation Iraqi Heart 02007-07-23 July 23 2007 02007-07-23 July 23 2007 Amman, Jordan Humanitarian Operation: An Iraqi child received an operation in Amman, Jordan, to correct a heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot
Operation Rogue Thunder 02007-07-24 July 24 2007 02007-07-24 July 24 2007 Baghdad Outpost Established, Cache Discovered
Operation Iron Blitz 02007-07-26 July 26 2007 02007-07-26 July 26 2007 Baghdad, Northwest of Captured 25 suspected insurgents
Operation Woodshed 02007-07-26 July 26 2007 02007-07-26 July 26 2007 Samood Village, an area near Turki Village Killed 11 terrorists and detained 13 suspected terrorists
Operation Rogue Stomp 02007-07-29 July 29 2007 02007-07-30 July 30 2007 Baghdad, the Jamia Section
Operation Pegasus Bridge 02007-07-30 July 30 2007 02007-08-05 August 05 2007 Al Anbar Province Numerous weapons caches, one of which consisted of 11 tons of ammonium nitrate, are among operational highlights. Dozens of enemy munitions, homemade explosives (HME) and rigged-to-blow Bombs were also uncovered and destroyed in place.
Operation Jalil 02007-07-31 July 31 2007 02007-08 August 2007 Samarra More than 80 suspected terrorists have been detained
Operation New Blue 02007-07 July 2007 02007-07 July 2007 throughout Iraq Put residents in police stations to guard their own communities
Operation Wickersham II 02007-08 August 2007 02007-08 August 2007
Operation Wickersham 02007-08-01 August 01 2007 02007-08-02 August 02 2007 Baqouba, south of Was to clear an area used by al-Qaeda in Iraq to launch mortars into Baqouba. Named after the lead intelligence analyst for the Iraq Survey Group's Combined Media Processing Center, Adam Wickersham-US Army, who was injured in 2004 near Baqouba from a bomb.
Operation Winston-Salem 02007-08-01 August 01 2007 02007-08-01 August 01 2007 Baghdad, the Al Amin Section Captured four suspected insurgents and recovered materials for making bombs
Operation Firecracker 02007-08-07 August 07 2007 02007-08 August 2007 the western Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad The operation was launched to seek out a suspected bomb-cell in the area.
Operation Hoplite 02007-08-04 August 04 2007 02007-08-07 August 07 2007 Had Maksar During the operation, two bombs were discovered in homes and destroyed; two weapons caches were discovered; four roadside bombs were discovered and reduced; and one al-Qaida vehicle was destroyed.
Operation William Wallace 02007-08-08 August 08 2007 02007-08-08 August 08 2007 Abu Tina To destroy al-Qaeda elements in the Abu Tina area
Operation Banzeen 02007-08 August 2007 02007-08 August 2007 Baghdad An effort to stop anyone affiliated with illegal militias from taking gasoline and then selling it on the black market.
Operation Lightning Hammer 02007-08-13 August 13 2007 Diyala River Valley A large-scale offensive to defeat al-Qaeda and other terrorist cells seeking safe haven. Was part of Operation Phantom Strike.
Operation Phantom Strike 02007-08-13 August 13 2007 throughout Iraq To eliminate remaining elements of AQI and other extremist groups, preventing them from causing further terrorism and inciting sectarian violence. Additionally, it will intensify pressure on extremist networks across the entire theater.
Operation Police Victory 2007 2007 Objective:to force Al-Qaeda out of the town hit.The operation was completed by Master sergant Martin Moore and the 5th Special Forces group.
Operation Pericles 02007-08-15 August 15 2007 02007-08-15 August 15 2007 Diyala River province The object of the operations was to sweep insurgents from the villages and palm groves of the province.
Operation Snake River 02007-08-15 August 15 2007 02007-08-15 August 15 2007 Hawr Rajab region
Operation Marne Husky 02007-08-16 August 16 2007 02007-09-16 September 16 2007 Baghdad An aviation-based combat offensive targeting Sunni and Shiia military safe havens and weapons smugglers in the southern belts of Baghdad. The 3,900 U.S. troops in the area are focusing on choking the flow of Iranian-supplied bombs and weapons reaching the capital city.
Operation Chesterfield 02007-08-16 August 16 2007 02007-08-16 August 16 2007 New Baghdad District Captured one suspected insurgent and recovered a weapons cache including recovering two AK-47s, two pistols and 900,000 Iraqi dinar.
Operation Little Man Brief 02007-08-17 August 17 2007 02007-08-17 August 17 2007 Baghdad
Operation Dragon Fox 02007-08 August 2007 02007-08 August 2007 Baghdad Found several Weapons caches
Operation Crimson Shogun 02007-08-20 August 20 2007 02007-08-20 August 20 2007 the Owesat and Fetoah areas, along the Euphrates River Thirteen men were detained for further questioning, one of whom was on the battalion’s list of persons of interest. His brother was also detained, and was found by the Soldiers of Company A disguised as a pregnant woman in an attempt to avoid capture.
Operation Nijmegen II 02007-08-23 August 23 2007 02007-08-23 August 23 2007 Diyarah, north of 16 suspected members of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell, with suspected links to al-Qaeda, were detained.
Operation Alabama 02007-08-23 August 23 2007 02007-08-23 August 23 2007 near Baghdad
Operation Alaska 02007-08-24 August 24 2007 02007-08-25 August 25 2007 near Baghdad
Operation Falcon Fury II 02007-08 August 2007 02007-08 August 2007 Baghdad Was an air assault mission conducted in support of Operation Marne Husky
Battle of Karbala 02007-08-27 August 27 2007 02007-08 August 2007 Karbala Battle:
Operation Combined Justice 02007-08 August 2007 02007-08 August 2007
Operation Powerline 02007-08-25 August 25 2007 02007-08-25 August 25 2007 throughout Iraq An operation to survey Iraq for downed power lines and watching for anyone violating the stand-off distance laws.
Operation Church 02007-08-27 August 27 2007 02007-08-27 August 27 2007 Gobia Netted several detainees, three caches containing 150 lb of home-made explosives, two 130 mm rounds, a ZU-23 with 2,000 rounds, a rocket-propelled grenade with eight rounds, a PKC, and seven AK-47s.
Operation Gecko 02007-08-28 August 28 2007 02007-08-28 August 28 2007 Jurf as Sakhr Tips from concerned citizens led Iraqi Coalition Forces to identify and destroy an enemy safehouse and discover a weapons cache.
Operation Street Sweeper II 02007-09-28 September 28 2007 02007-08-30 August 30 2007 Habbaniyah, outside of To rid the area of insurgents and their deadly tools.
Operation Eagle Chickmauga 02007-09-01 September 01 2007 02007-09-01 September 01 2007 Mahmudiyah 16 suspected insurgents were detained.
Operation Hit and Run 02007-09-01 September 01 2007 02007-09-01 September 01 2007 near Hawr Rajab Detained eight suspected al-Qaeda members and confiscated four AK-47 assault rifles
Operation Comanche Swarm III 02007-09-02 September 02 2007 02007-09-02 September 02 2007 Baghdad, East of Detained three people and seized a large cache of weapons
Operation Gator Inn 02007-09-02 September 02 2007 02007-09-02 September 02 2007 near Patrol Base Murray Discovered a weapons cache containing three AK-47 assault rifles, 14 mortar primers, six magazine carriers and 24 magazines.
Operation K 02007-09-02 September 02 2007 02007-09-02 September 02 2007 Baghdad, East of
Operation Black Shark 02007-09-03 September 03 2007 02007-09-03 September 03 2007 Baghdad The operation, carried out by Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, was part of the continuous effort to sweep out insurgent strongholds. Soldiers also recovered two AK-47 assault rifles, one magazine and 707,000 Iraqi dinar, equal to about $600.
Operation Lightning Hammer II 02007-09-05 September 05 2007 02007-09-05 September 05 2007 throughout Iraq Search for alqaeda members throughout Iraq.
Operation Tuwaitha Sunrise 02007-09 September 2007 02007-09 September 2007 Tuwaitha, southeast of Baghdad To rid a major road of Bombs
Operation Wickersham III 02007-09-05 September 05 2007 02007-09-05 September 05 2007 Diyala province The operation, designed to remove al-Qaeda influence south of Buhriz, resulted in the discovery of three weapons caches and five bombs. Four detainees were located in the vicinity of a cache and were transferred to a facility for further questioning.
Operation Justice League 02007-09-06 September 06 2007 02007-09-06 September 06 2007 Khan Bani Sa'ad To drive Al-Qaeda out of the area.
Operation Rock Hammer 02007-09-07 September 07 2007 02007-09-07 September 07 2007 Baqouba, South of Was conducted in farmland and palm groves on the Diyala River, resulted in the discovery of 11 al Qaeda in Iraq weapons caches.
Operation Falcon Fury 02007-09-10 September 10 2007 02007-09-10 September 10 2007 Baghdad, south of Was an air assault mission that yielded three suspected militants who were detained after they were discovered with explosives.
Operation Tacoma III 02007-09-10 September 10 2007 02007-09-10 September 10 2007 New Baghdad The operation, carried out by Soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, resulted in the recovery of two explosively formed penetrators, eight hand grenades, one rocket, 218 rounds of ammunition, three mortars and three rolls of wire.
Operation Greywolf Hammer II 02007 2007 02007 2007
Operation Gun Barrel City 02007 2007 02007 2007
Operation California 02007-09-12 September 12 2007 02007-09-12 September 12 2007 Near Mahmudiyah
Operation Viking Clampdown III 02007-09-15 September 15 2007 02007-09-15 September 15 2007
Operation Arizona 02007-09-15 September 15 2007 02007-09-15 September 15 2007
Operation Dragon Talon II 02007-09-17 September 17 2007 02007-09-17 September 17 2007 Baghdad Captured 2 individuals suspected of anti-Coalition activities and the confiscation of several weapons caches.
Operation Marne Torch II 02007-09 September 2007 02007-09 September 2007
Operation Bethel 02007-09-19 September 19 2007 02007-09-19 September 19 2007 Hawr Rajab Detained insurgent suspects and destroyed weapons
Operation Lions Paw 02007-09 September 2007 02007-09 September 2007 throughout Iraq The release of 50 to 75 Iraqi detainies each day during Ramadan
Operation Viking Snatch 02007-09-20 September 20 2007 02007-09-20 September 20 2007 Sheik Hammad Village, near A weapons smuggler was detained and a cache of weapons was discovered containing two AK-47s, four magazines and two pistols with two magazines
Operation Gecko III A 02007-09-21 September 21 2007 02007-09-21 September 21 2007 Jurf As Sukhr A weapons cache was also discovered during the operation which contained two hand grenades, one 105mm artillery round, one 81mm mortar round, one PKC machine gun, one Dragunov sniper rifle, one DISHKA heavy machine gun, three AK-47 assault rifles, two ammunition vests and other paraphernalia. The cache was destroyed on the scene.
Operation Bear 02007-09-29 September 29 2007 02007-09-29 September 29 2007 Baqouba An operation designed to look for weapons caches and insurgents.
Operation Gold Digger 02007-09-29 September 29 2007 02007-09-29 September 29 2007 Sheik Jamil Searched for weapons caches.
Operation Anchorage 02007-09-30 September 30 2007 02007-09-30 September 30 2007 east of FOB Falcon Discovered weapons and detained several suspected insurgents
Operation Hawaii II 02007-10-03 October 03 2007 02007-10-04 October 04 2007 Near Mahmudiyah searching weapons caches.
Operation Rock Drill 02007-10-05 October 05 2007 02007-10-05 October 05 2007 Muradiyah Discovered a large weapons cache in the village cemetery and detained two men.
Operation Eagle Shiloh III 02007-10-06 October 06 2007 02007-10-06 October 06 2007 Said Abdulla Corridor, west of Mahmudiyah Detained 17 suspected insurgents.
Operation Elfin Cove 02007-10 October 2007 02007-10 October 2007
Operation Belleau Wood 02007-10 October 2007 02007-10 October 2007
Operation Bell Hurriyah (Enjoy Freedom) 02007-10 October 2007 02007-10 October 2007
Operation Gecko IIIB 02007-10 October 2007 02007-10 October 2007 throughout Iraq Search for weapons caches and suspected insurgents.
Operation Bone Breaker 02007-10-15 October 15 2007 02007-10-15 October 15 2007 southeast Baqouba Captured one large weapons cache containing assorted weapons and ammunition, as well as two smaller caches containing home-made explosives.
Operation Ohio II 02007-10-17 October 17 2007 02007-10-17 October 17 2007 Near Mahmudiyah searching weapons caches. Some 60mm and 120mm Mortar rounds were found and destroyed by bomb teams.
Operation Kentucky 02007-10-20 October 20 2007 02007-10-20 October 20 2007 Near Mahmudiyah searching weapons caches.
Operation Hawaii III 02007-10-23 October 23 2007 02007-10-24 October 24 2007 Near Mahmudiyah searching weapons caches.
Operation Montana II 02007-11-12 November 12 2007 02007-11-13 November 13 2007 Near Mahmudiyah searching weapons caches with Iraqi Forces.
Operation Iron Reaper 02007-11-27 November 27 2007 02007-12 December 2007 Northern Iraq To pursue al-Qaeda in Iraq and extremist elements from the region.[4][5]
Operation Thunder Reaper 02007-12-18 December 18 2007 02007-12-18 December 18 2007 Mosul Cleared and repaired 5 kilometers of road around Mosul.[6]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Iraqi, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Terrorists. American Forces Press Service. Retrieved on April 18, 2007.
  2. Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Four Terrorists, Capture 67. American Forces Press Service. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
  3. Operation Commando Eagle. Defense News Agency. Retrieved on 21 June 2007.
  4. Coalition Forces Detain 6 in Northern Iraq. Armed Forces Press Service (Jan. 9, 2008). Retrieved on 2014-11-24.
  5. Sgt. Sara Moore (Dec. 4, 2007). Coalition, Iraqi Forces Make Gains Against al Qaeda. Armed Forces Press Service. Retrieved on 2014-11-24.
  6. Operation Thunder Reaper. Defense News Service (Dec. 18, 2007). Retrieved on 2014-11-24.

External articles[edit | edit source]

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