List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War in 2007
This is a list of known Coalition military operations of the Iraq War that occurred in 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 |
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Operation Arrowhead Strike VI | 2007 | 2007 | Baghdad | Part of the continuing security plan for Baghdad |
Operation Green Angel | 2007 | 2007 | ||
Operation Three Swords | 2007 | 2007 | ||
Operation Michigan | 2007 | 2007 | ||
Operation White Rockets | 2007 | March 06 2007 | near Bin Muhammad south of Baghdad | Found two ammunition caches and detaining two suspects |
Operation Locust | January 2007 | January 2007 | ||
Operation Three Kings | January 2007 | January 2007 | ||
Operation Arrowhead Strike III | January 03 2007 | Baghdad | Captured 13 suspected insurgents and recovered several weapons in the northwestern area of the city | |
Operation Turki Bowl | January 04 2007 | 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 | January 06 2007 | 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 | January 08 2007 | January 08 2007 | Balaruz | |
Operation Machete Harvest | January 10 2007 | January 11 2007 | Yusufiyah | To deny anti-Iraq forces a safe haven in the area |
Operation Koa Canyon (Wadi Aljundi) | January 19 2006 | 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 | January 16 2007 | 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 | January 18 2007 | January 18 2007 | Fallujah | To detain members of a murder and intimidation cell |
Operation Northern Venture | 200702 | January 21 2007 | Al Anbar Province | Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, uncovered 14 large caches |
Operation Warm-Up | January 22 2007 | January 22 2007 | Kawla and Darar | Distributed cloths, food, first aid kits and school supplies to children in Iraq |
Operation Black Eagle II | January 23 2007 | 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 | January 23 2007 | January 23 2007 | Mrbat Garhat Village near Kirkuk | |
Operation Tomahawk Strike 11 | January 24 2007 | 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) | January 28 2007 | 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 | January 29 2007 | 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 | February 06 2007 | 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) | 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 | February 23 2007 | February 03 2007 | Yusufiyah | Discovered a weapons cache with a total of 1,129 mortar rounds uncovered |
Operation Brown Hawk | February 25 2007 | 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 | February 26 2007 | February 26 2007 | Muqdadiya | Seized four weapons caches, killed approximately 10 insurgents and detained five suspected terrorists |
Operation Ranger Dominance | March 2007 | March 2007 | Baghdad | The first step in their portion of the Baghdad Security Plan |
Operation Agave L | March 04 2007 | March 04 2007 | ||
Operation Tomahawk Strike 12 | March 04 2007 | 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 | March 05 2007 | 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 | March 17 2007 | 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 | March 20 2007 | 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 | March 25 2007 | 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 | April 05 2007 | April 05 2007 | Diyala Province | |
Operation Valiant Guardian (Harris Ba'sil) | April 05 2007 | 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 | April 06 2007 | 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 | April 11 2007 | 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 | April 12 2007 | 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 | April 12 2007 | April 12 2007 | Adwaniyah | A joint effort that established security in the southeastern portion of Baghdad |
Operation Eagle Lightning[1] | April 16 2007 | April 16 2007 | Baghdad, just south in the Shaka area | Detained 33 suspected terrorists, discovered 6 weapons caches and 5 bombs |
Operation School Supplies | April 18 2007 | 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 | April 21 2007 | 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 | April 21 2007 | 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 | April 21 2007 | 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 | April 21 2007 | 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 | April 23 2007 | 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 | April 23 2007 | April 24 2007 | Contact between Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West) (OBGW-2) and insurgents | |
Operation Eagle Dive II | April 26 2007 | April 26 2007 | Lutifiyah | An operation intended to deny planned attacks on Patrol Base Lutifiyah. |
Operation Forsythe Park | April 28 2007 | April 28 2007 | Ramadi | Found numerous weapons and weapons caches |
Operation Polar Scrum | May 01 2007 | May 01 2007 | Yusufiyah | Resulted in 85 terror suspects detained and an improvised explosive device found during the all-day mission |
Operation Rat Trap | May 01 2007 | 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] | May 02 2007 | May 03 2007 | Mahmudiyah | Soldiers found a weapons cache in the reed lines that consisted of homemade grenades |
Operation Dragon Fire | May 05 2007 | 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 | May 14 2007 | May 14 2007 | Dura-iya | Patrolled in search of terrorists and terrorist activity |
Operation Southern Scimitar | May 19 2007 | 2007 | Rutbah | To sweep and clear their area of insurgent activity |
Operation Valdez | May 19 2007 | 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 | May 26 2007 | May 2007 | Baghdad, the East Rashid security district | Detained 3 suspected insurgents and found 2 weapons caches |
Operation Red Eagle | May 26 2007 | May 26 2007 | Adhamiyah District | To disrupt insurgent activity in the Suleikh neighborhood |
Operation Safe Neighborhood | May 28 2007 | May 28 2007 | To make neighborhoods, markets, areas of congestion safer for the Iraqis | |
Operation Vipers Bite | May 30 2007 | May 30 2007 | the Al Izza district of Al Kut | Resulted in the detainment of 13 people suspected of insurgent activities |
Operation Alljah | June 2007 | 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) | June 2007 | 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 | June 2007 | June 07 2007 | ||
Operation Northern Fury | June 2007 | June 2007 | ||
Operation Cave Dweller | June 01 2007 | Ongoing | western Euphrates River valley | Security and Reconnaissance: US Marines searched and mapped all caves they found |
Operation Eagle Sweep | June 01 2007 | 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 | June 01 2007 | 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 | June 03 2007 | 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 | June 03 2007 | June 03 2007 | southwest of Rushdi Mullah | Search for 2 missing Soldiers who were abducted 12 May in Quarghulli Village |
Operation Brutus | June 04 2007 | June 04 2007 | Iskandariyhya | Was an air assault mission focused on capturing or denying enemy sanctuary in the area |
Operation Tiger Hammer | June 07 2007 | June 07 2007 | Baghdad, the Adhamiyah District | The four-hour operation netted nine detainees and 38 illegal weapons |
Operation Northwestern Shoulder | June 12 2007 | 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 | June 13 2007 | June 13 2007 | Rusafa | Recovered three AK-47 magazines, one shotgun and one chemical protective mask |
Operation Phantom Thunder | June 16 2007 | Throughout Iraq | An operation designed to defeat extremists in Iraq | |
Operation Marne Torch | June 16 2007 | Baghdad | Focused on the security belts surrounding Baghdad | |
Operation Nijmegen | June 16 2007 | June 16 2007 | Baghdad | Netted a cell leader with ties to persons of interest in the area southwest of the city. |
Operation Ardennes | June 17 2007 | 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 | June 17 2007 | June 17 2007 | Dura'iya | To disrupt key insurgent networks from freedom of maneuver in the battalion's area of operation. |
Operation Destroyer Strike | June 17 2007 | June 17 2007 | Tuwaitha, near | Coalition forces seized multiple weapons caches |
Operation Chicken Coup | June 17 2007 | June 17 2007 | Route Bismarck, Iraq | |
Operation Castine | June 18 2007 | June 18 2007 | Adhamiyah | Resulted in the capture of three suspects caught with materials used in the manufacture of car bombs |
Operation Arrowhead Ripper | June 19 2007 | June 19 2007 | Baqouba and its surrounding areas | A large-scale effort to eliminate al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists |
Operation Commando Eagle[3] | 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 | June 12 2007 | June 12 2007 | Route Bismark, Iraq | |
Operation Sledgehammer (2007) | June 22 2007 | June 22 2007 | Jabella | |
Operation Peregrine II | June 23 2007 | June 23 2007 | Mahmudiyah, a village outside | Captured five members of an insurgent cell in north Babil |
Operation Crazyhorse Thunder | June 23 2007 | June 23 2007 | Baghdad | Seven suspects were detained for allegedly planting bombs along Route Tampa, the highway leading into Baghdad |
Operation Blore Heath II | June 24 2007 | June 24 2007 | Al Dura’iya | Cleared insurgent caches south of Salman Pak and southeast of Baghdad |
Operation Bull Run | June 24 2007 | 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) | June 25 2007 | June 28 2007 | Tibaj | To establish a permanent combat outpost along with check points |
Operation Council Grove II | June 25 2007 | June 25 2007 | Baghdad | Detained six insurgents |
Operation Golden Eagle II | June 27 2007 | 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 | June 29 2007 | June 30 2007 | between Mahmudiyah and Yusifiyah | detained nine suspected insurgents while constructing a battle position |
Battle of Donkey Island | June 30 2007 | June 30 2007 | outside Ramadi | Routine reconnaissance detects impending assault on Ramadi by 40 – 70 insurgents. US forces annihilate the insurgent force |
Operation Eagles | July 2007 | July 2007 | ||
Operation Guardian Torch | July 2007 | July 2007 | Arab Jabour | Was designed to clear the area of al Qaeda and other insurgent forces |
Operation Geronimo Strike II | July 2007 | July 2007 | ||
Operation Justice Reach | July 2007 | July 2007 | ||
Operation Nijemgen II | July 2007 | July 2007 | ||
Operation Patriot Strike | July 2007 | July 2007 | ||
Operation Dragon Hammer | July 01 2007 | July 01 2007 | Baghdad, Rashid District | Baghdad troops detained more than 100 suspected insurgents and seized more than 200 weapons caches. |
Operation Geronimo Strike | July 03 2007 | July 03 2007 | Kalsu's Fish Farms area | Conducted to prevent insurgency operations and attacks |
Operation Four Brothers | July 06 2007 | July 06 2007 | Arab Jabour | Found money, weapons and detained numerous people for questioning |
Operation Stampede 3 | July 06 2007, on or about | 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 | July 07 2007 | 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 | July 07 2007 | 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 | June 23 2007 | 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 | July 08 2007 | July 08 2007 | North of Karmah | |
Operation Eastern Fury | July 10 2007 | July 13 2007 | Fallujah | |
Operation Geronimo Strike III | July 10 2007 | 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 | July 10 2007 | July 11 2007 | Sherween | Resulted in 20 al-Qaida terrorists killed, 20 detained, and two weapons caches and 12 bombs discovered |
Operation Leyte Gulf | July 11 2007 | 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 | July 12 2007 | 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 | July 13 2007 | July 13 2007 | Al Anbar | |
Operation Polar Tempest | July 14 2007 | 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 | July 15 2007 | July 15 2007 | Ten suspected insurgents were arrested | |
Operation Ithaca | July 15 2007 | 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 | July 15 2007 | 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 | August 2007 | 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 | July 15 2007 | July 15 2007 | Baghdad, Jamiya’a neighborhood | Discovered two caches totaling approximately 700 lb of homemade explosives |
Operation Marne Avalanche | 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 | July 17 2007 | 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 | July 22 2007 | July 22 2007 | Riyadh | Peacekeeping: |
Operation Olympus | July 22 2007 | July 22 2007 | Anbakia | Opened routes and cleared insurgents |
Operation Iraqi Heart | July 23 2007 | 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 | July 24 2007 | July 24 2007 | Baghdad | Outpost Established, Cache Discovered |
Operation Iron Blitz | July 26 2007 | July 26 2007 | Baghdad, Northwest of | Captured 25 suspected insurgents |
Operation Woodshed | July 26 2007 | July 26 2007 | Samood Village, an area near Turki Village | Killed 11 terrorists and detained 13 suspected terrorists |
Operation Rogue Stomp | July 29 2007 | July 30 2007 | Baghdad, the Jamia Section | |
Operation Pegasus Bridge | July 30 2007 | 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 | July 31 2007 | August 2007 | Samarra | More than 80 suspected terrorists have been detained |
Operation New Blue | July 2007 | July 2007 | throughout Iraq | Put residents in police stations to guard their own communities |
Operation Wickersham II | August 2007 | August 2007 | ||
Operation Wickersham | August 01 2007 | 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 | August 01 2007 | August 01 2007 | Baghdad, the Al Amin Section | Captured four suspected insurgents and recovered materials for making bombs |
Operation Firecracker | August 07 2007 | August 2007 | the western Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad | The operation was launched to seek out a suspected bomb-cell in the area. |
Operation Hoplite | August 04 2007 | 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 | August 08 2007 | August 08 2007 | Abu Tina | To destroy al-Qaeda elements in the Abu Tina area |
Operation Banzeen | August 2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | August 15 2007 | 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 | August 15 2007 | August 15 2007 | Hawr Rajab region | |
Operation Marne Husky | August 16 2007 | 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 | August 16 2007 | 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 | August 17 2007 | August 17 2007 | Baghdad | |
Operation Dragon Fox | August 2007 | August 2007 | Baghdad | Found several Weapons caches |
Operation Crimson Shogun | August 20 2007 | 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 | August 23 2007 | 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 | August 23 2007 | August 23 2007 | near Baghdad | |
Operation Alaska | August 24 2007 | August 25 2007 | near Baghdad | |
Operation Falcon Fury II | August 2007 | August 2007 | Baghdad | Was an air assault mission conducted in support of Operation Marne Husky |
Battle of Karbala | August 27 2007 | August 2007 | Karbala | Battle: |
Operation Combined Justice | August 2007 | August 2007 | ||
Operation Powerline | August 25 2007 | 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 | August 27 2007 | 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 | August 28 2007 | 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 | September 28 2007 | August 30 2007 | Habbaniyah, outside of | To rid the area of insurgents and their deadly tools. |
Operation Eagle Chickmauga | September 01 2007 | September 01 2007 | Mahmudiyah | 16 suspected insurgents were detained. |
Operation Hit and Run | September 01 2007 | September 01 2007 | near Hawr Rajab | Detained eight suspected al-Qaeda members and confiscated four AK-47 assault rifles |
Operation Comanche Swarm III | September 02 2007 | September 02 2007 | Baghdad, East of | Detained three people and seized a large cache of weapons |
Operation Gator Inn | September 02 2007 | 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 | September 02 2007 | September 02 2007 | Baghdad, East of | |
Operation Black Shark | September 03 2007 | 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 | September 05 2007 | September 05 2007 | throughout Iraq | Search for alqaeda members throughout Iraq. |
Operation Tuwaitha Sunrise | September 2007 | September 2007 | Tuwaitha, southeast of Baghdad | To rid a major road of Bombs |
Operation Wickersham III | September 05 2007 | 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 | September 06 2007 | September 06 2007 | Khan Bani Sa'ad | To drive Al-Qaeda out of the area. |
Operation Rock Hammer | September 07 2007 | 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 | September 10 2007 | 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 | September 10 2007 | 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 | 2007 | 2007 | ||
Operation Gun Barrel City | 2007 | 2007 | ||
Operation California | September 12 2007 | September 12 2007 | Near Mahmudiyah | |
Operation Viking Clampdown III | September 15 2007 | September 15 2007 | ||
Operation Arizona | September 15 2007 | September 15 2007 | ||
Operation Dragon Talon II | September 17 2007 | September 17 2007 | Baghdad | Captured 2 individuals suspected of anti-Coalition activities and the confiscation of several weapons caches. |
Operation Marne Torch II | September 2007 | September 2007 | ||
Operation Bethel | September 19 2007 | September 19 2007 | Hawr Rajab | Detained insurgent suspects and destroyed weapons |
Operation Lions Paw | September 2007 | September 2007 | throughout Iraq | The release of 50 to 75 Iraqi detainies each day during Ramadan |
Operation Viking Snatch | September 20 2007 | 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 | September 21 2007 | 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 | September 29 2007 | September 29 2007 | Baqouba | An operation designed to look for weapons caches and insurgents. |
Operation Gold Digger | September 29 2007 | September 29 2007 | Sheik Jamil | Searched for weapons caches. |
Operation Anchorage | September 30 2007 | September 30 2007 | east of FOB Falcon | Discovered weapons and detained several suspected insurgents |
Operation Hawaii II | October 03 2007 | October 04 2007 | Near Mahmudiyah | searching weapons caches. |
Operation Rock Drill | October 05 2007 | October 05 2007 | Muradiyah | Discovered a large weapons cache in the village cemetery and detained two men. |
Operation Eagle Shiloh III | October 06 2007 | October 06 2007 | Said Abdulla Corridor, west of Mahmudiyah | Detained 17 suspected insurgents. |
Operation Elfin Cove | October 2007 | October 2007 | ||
Operation Belleau Wood | October 2007 | October 2007 | ||
Operation Bell Hurriyah (Enjoy Freedom) | October 2007 | October 2007 | ||
Operation Gecko IIIB | October 2007 | October 2007 | throughout Iraq | Search for weapons caches and suspected insurgents. |
Operation Bone Breaker | October 15 2007 | 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 | October 17 2007 | October 17 2007 | Near Mahmudiyah | searching weapons caches. Some 60mm and 120mm Mortar rounds were found and destroyed by bomb teams. |
Operation Kentucky | October 20 2007 | October 20 2007 | Near Mahmudiyah | searching weapons caches. |
Operation Hawaii III | October 23 2007 | October 24 2007 | Near Mahmudiyah | searching weapons caches. |
Operation Montana II | November 12 2007 | November 13 2007 | Near Mahmudiyah | searching weapons caches with Iraqi Forces. |
Operation Iron Reaper | November 27 2007 | December 2007 | Northern Iraq | To pursue al-Qaeda in Iraq and extremist elements from the region.[4][5] |
Operation Thunder Reaper | December 18 2007 | December 18 2007 | Mosul | Cleared and repaired 5 kilometers of road around Mosul.[6] |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Iraqi, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Terrorists. American Forces Press Service. Retrieved on April 18, 2007.
- ↑ Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Four Terrorists, Capture 67. American Forces Press Service. Retrieved on March 29, 2007.
- ↑ Operation Commando Eagle. Defense News Agency. Retrieved on 21 June 2007.
- ↑ Coalition Forces Detain 6 in Northern Iraq. Armed Forces Press Service (Jan. 9, 2008). Retrieved on 2014-11-24.
- ↑ Sgt. Sara Moore (Dec. 4, 2007). Coalition, Iraqi Forces Make Gains Against al Qaeda. Armed Forces Press Service. Retrieved on 2014-11-24.
- ↑ Operation Thunder Reaper. Defense News Service (Dec. 18, 2007). Retrieved on 2014-11-24.
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- Defense America
- Army 1st Division website
- DVIDS Website
- States Army Website
External articles[edit | edit source]
- Maps of Iraq
- Iraqi sources
- Iraq Diaries – Iraqis writing about their experiences of war.
- The Ground Truth Project – A series of exclusive, in-depth interviews with Iraqis, aid workers, military personnel and others who have spent significant time on-the-ground in Iraq.
- What Iraqis Think – A compilation of the latest polls and blogs coming out of Iraq.
- Casualties
(additional links not found in Casualties links section)
- "[1]; Iraqi Civilian Deaths Increase Dramatically After Invasion" Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 28 October 2004.
- "One-Day Toll in Iraq Combat Is Highest for U.S. in Months", Washington Post, 19 October 2006.
- U.S. Military Personnel Wounded in Iraq & Afghanistan: A Running Log.
- Combat operations related
- "Aerial Propaganda Leaflet Database". Psywar.org, 6 November 2005. (ed. Iraq War PSYOP leaflets and posters)
- News
- Electronic Iraq: Daily news and analysis from Iraq with a special focus on the Iraqi experience of war.
- News from Iraq: Aggregated news on the war, including politics and economics.
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