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| Operation Sledgehammer | |||||||
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| None | 8 captured 10 82mm mortar rounds detained ten 102mm mortar rounds detained 2 improvised explosive devices detained |
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Eight individuals were detained during a combined search operation between the Iraqi Army, the Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics Team, and Coalition Forces in Jabella June 2007June 22.
The search dubbed Operation Sledgehammer was carried out to disrupt militia influence and violence.
Military transition team Paratroopers from the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and Iraqi Security Forces searched the offices of Martyr Sadr and found ten 82mm mortar rounds, ten 102mm mortar rounds, and two improvised explosive devices.
Participating Units
American Units
- 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Iraqi Units
- The Iraqi Army
- the Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics Team
See also
War related Articles
Iraq Related Articles
Terrorism, Bombings and Insurgency Related
- Terrorism
- Iraq Insurgency
- Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003
- Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
- Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
Casualties
- United States casualties of war
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Iraq Body Count project
- List of Coalition forces killed in Iraq in 2006
- Violence against academics in post-invasion Iraq
References
| Iraq War | |
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| Prior to the war: | Iraq disarmament crisis | WMD Claims | UN Security Council and the war | Rationale for the Iraq War |
| Invasion and occupation: | 2003 invasion of Iraq | Occupation timeline | Casualties | Multinational force | Iraqi insurgency | Terrorist attacks |
| Aftermath to present: | Coalition Provisional Authority | Refugees of Iraq | Iraq Survey Group (WMD) | Reconstruction of Iraq | Human rights | Civil war in Iraq | Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq |
| Opinion: | Views on the War | Opposition to the Iraq War | Protests against the Iraq War | Legitimacy of the War | Stances and opinions | List of associated people |
| Related: | 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 | Wikinews • Images |
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