Operation Leyte Gulf
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Operation Leyte Gulf
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| Part of Iraq War | |||||||
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 United States Army New Iraqi Army |
Iraqi insurgency | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abboud Qanbar David Petraeus |
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| None | 1 Captured | ||||||
The ring leader of a cell responsible for conducting improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil was captured by paratroopers south of Mahmudiyah, July 11, 2007.
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Operation Details
The Paratroopers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted a raid named Operation Leyte Gulf and captured the cell leader and four of his lieutenants.
The paratroopers also confiscated an AK47 automatic rifle with five magazines of ammunition, four hunting knives, and a set of binoculars.
The cell members were detained for further questioning.
The weapons and other materials were confiscated for use in the investigation.
Participating Units
American Units
- Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
See also
- Iraq War
- Iraq Military Operations 2003 to Current - Alphabetical
- Terrorism
- Iraq Insurgency
- Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003
- Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
- Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
- United States casualties of war
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Iraq Body Count project
- Violence against academics in post-invasion Iraq
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