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|place=[[Samarra]], [[Iraq]] |
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|casus=Sectarian violence, acts of terrorisms |
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|result=Ongoing conflict |
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|combatant1=[[Multinational force in Iraq|US-led coalition]], [[New Iraqi Army]] |
|combatant1=[[Multinational force in Iraq|US-led coalition]], [[New Iraqi Army]] |
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|combatant2=[[Al Qaeda in Iraq]], [[Iraqi insurgency|Iraqi insurgents]] |
|combatant2=[[Al Qaeda in Iraq]], [[Iraqi insurgency|Iraqi insurgents]] |
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|strength1=More than 50 aircraft and 1,500 troops |
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'''Operation Swarmer''' |
'''Operation Swarmer''' is an ongoing joint [[United States|U.S]]-[[Iraq]]i offensive targeting insurgents in Salahuddin province,near the central city of [[Samarra]], [[Iraq]]. This area has been a hotbed for [[insurgent]] activity including the [[kidnapping]] and killing of [[civilian]]s and [[soldier]]s. Samarra was the site of the [[Al Askari Mosque bombing|bombing]] of a revered [[Shiite]] Shrine on [[February 22]] that set off a wave of [[sectarian]] killing that to date, has claimed almost 800 lives. Coalition forces said it had captured a number of weapons caches, containing shells, explosives and military uniforms. The [[United States military]] expects this operation to last several days as they attempt to clear the area of insurgents before they turn it into another [[Fallujah]]. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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'US launches major Iraq air attack' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4814094.stm BBC News article] |
'US launches major Iraq air attack' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4814094.stm BBC News article] |
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'U.S., Iraqis Launch 'Operation Swarmer'[http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1733483] |
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Revision as of 20:04, 16 March 2006
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| Operation Swarmer | |||||||
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| Part of the Post-invasion Iraq | |||||||
| File:Operation Swarmer begins in Iraq.jpg Operation Swarmer begins with the largest air assault operation since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. | |||||||
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| US-led coalition, New Iraqi Army | Al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi insurgents | ||||||
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| More than 50 aircraft and 1,500 troops | Unknown | ||||||
Operation Swarmer is an ongoing joint U.S-Iraqi offensive targeting insurgents in Salahuddin province,near the central city of Samarra, Iraq. This area has been a hotbed for insurgent activity including the kidnapping and killing of civilians and soldiers. Samarra was the site of the bombing of a revered Shiite Shrine on February 22 that set off a wave of sectarian killing that to date, has claimed almost 800 lives. Coalition forces said it had captured a number of weapons caches, containing shells, explosives and military uniforms. The United States military expects this operation to last several days as they attempt to clear the area of insurgents before they turn it into another Fallujah.
External links
'US launches major Iraq air attack' BBC News article
'U.S., Iraqis Launch 'Operation Swarmer'[1]
'U.S., Iraqis launch raid on insurgent hotbed'[2]