Operation Able Warrior
Task Force Baghdad soldiers conducted Operation Able Warrior to defeat terror cells operating west of the Baghdad International Airport in the early-morning hours of August the 4th, 2005. In less than three hours, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducted a series of simultaneous attacks and captured 41 suspected terrorists, including three foreign fighters. The mission fufilled it's parameters, and was considered to be a success. The mission of Operation Able Warrior was to disrupt car-bombing cells and those that place roadside bomb, and PReVENT them from planning, preparing and carrying out [...] attacks in the area. The purpose of the mission was to aid the Iraqi Security Forces in the area in their day-to-day operations, and to secure the perimeter of the Baghdad International Airport.
Military Units Invloved
- US forces reported to be involved were
- 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Casualties
No US deaths or casualties were reported during the operation.
References
- [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=16950| Defense Link]
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/oif-able-warrior.htm| Global Security]
- [http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3644&Itemid=21| Multi National Force - Iraq]