Operation Commando Eagle
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Operation Commando Eagle began on June 21, 2007, when Iraqi and Coalition forces launched a combined ground and air assault operation against al-Qaeda
and other extremist terrorists operating in the Mahmudiyah region of Babil province. The action is intended to curb terrorist activity southwest of Baghdad
through a mix of helicopter assaults and Humvee-mounted movements.
On June 21, troops of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT
, 10th Mountain Division detained three men when their truck was found to contain documents requesting rockets as well as a spool of copper wire, commonly used to build improvised explosive devices. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army
Division found a large weapons cache, and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Division discovered multiple series of caches during the operation.
Task Force 2-15 detained 16 individuals, and Company A, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment detained nine men and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment
detained four, all wanted for terrorist attacks or for possessing illegal weapons.
Iraqi forces reported to be involved were
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
and other extremist terrorists operating in the Mahmudiyah region of Babil province. The action is intended to curb terrorist activity southwest of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
through a mix of helicopter assaults and Humvee-mounted movements.
The Operation
The operation 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.On June 21, troops of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT
Brigade combat team
The brigade combat team is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. A brigade combat team is generally commanded by a colonel , but in rare instances it is commanded by...
, 10th Mountain Division detained three men when their truck was found to contain documents requesting rockets as well as a spool of copper wire, commonly used to build improvised explosive devices. Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army
Iraqi Army
The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....
Division found a large weapons cache, and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Division discovered multiple series of caches during the operation.
Task Force 2-15 detained 16 individuals, and Company A, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment detained nine men and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment
89th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 89th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1940.-Lineage:Constituted 1 June 1940 in the Regular Army as the 10th Antitank Battalion.* Redesignated 99th Antitank Battalion, 11 June 1940....
detained four, all wanted for terrorist attacks or for possessing illegal weapons.
Military Units Involved
US forces reported to be involved were- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is a mountain warfare infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the 10th Mountain Division....
Iraqi forces reported to be involved were
- 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi ArmyIraqi ArmyThe Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....
Division
See also
- The New Way Forward
- Operation Fardh al-Qanoon
- Operation Phantom ThunderOperation Phantom ThunderOperation Phantom Thunder began on June 16, 2007, when Multi-National Force-Iraq launched major offensive operations against al-Qaeda and other extremist terrorists operating throughout Iraq...
- Operation Arrowhead Ripper
- Operation Commando Eagle
- Operation Marne TorchOperation Marne TorchOperation Marne Torch refers to two operations launched by Coalition forces in 2007 against al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Arab Jabour area of Babil province...
- Coalition military operations of the Iraq War
- Iraq Military Operations 2003 to Current - Alphabetical