Operation Cowpens (2006): Securing the Jabouri Peninsula
Deep in the heart of Iraq’s volatile Jabouri Peninsula, Coalition and Iraqi forces faced a daunting challenge in 2006. Operation Cowpens wasn’t just a fight ...
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Hunting in Mosul: The Three Lion Hunts of 2006
In the spring and early summer of 2006, Mosul stood at a critical crossroads—its streets teeming with insurgents, and its future uncertain. Through three bol...
Operation Starlite 2006: 1-33 CAV's Fight in Salah ad Din
In the heat of Iraq’s sectarian surge, 1-33 Cavalry Regiment launched a fierce nine-day sweep through Salah ad Din’s contested villages. Operation Starlite s...
Unearthing the Arsenal: January 2005’s Desert Weapon Hunts
Beneath the scorching Iraqi desert, insurgents hid deadly weapons caches that fueled a deadly wave of IED attacks. In January 2005, U.S. and Iraqi forces lau...
Operation Iron Triangle: Tactical Success, Strategic Disaster
In May 2006, a bold U.S. Army raid aimed to crush an al-Qaeda stronghold near Samarra. Instead, Operation Iron Triangle became a symbol of moral failure. Thi...
A Betrayal of Duty: The Mahmudiyah Atrocity
The Mahmudiyah rape and killings stand as one of the darkest chapters of the Iraq War—five U.S. soldiers betrayed their duty in a brutal crime that shocked t...
Operation Liberty Express II: Safeguarding Iraq’s Democratic Gamble
December 2005 marked a critical turning point in Iraq’s fragile journey toward democracy. Amid ongoing violence and insurgent threats, U.S. military forces p...
Caught on Camera: Baghdad Hotel Bombings, Oct. 24, 2005
On October 24, 2005, Baghdad’s iconic Palestine and Sheraton hotels became targets of devastating truck bomb attacks. Captured on live video, the blasts shoo...
The Palm Sunday Ambush: Courage Under Fire in Salman Pak
On March 20, 2005, a small squad of Army National Guard Military Police faced down a fierce ambush by nearly 50 insurgents in Iraq’s deadly “Triangle of Deat...
Into the Fray: Operation Swarmer’s Push Against Insurgents
Operation Swarmer, launched in March 2006, marked a critical moment in the Iraq War as one of the largest joint air-assault missions involving Iraqi and U.S....
Urban Labyrinth: The 2005 Battle of Tal Afar
Nestled near the Syrian border, Tal Afar was a city on the edge—riven by sectarian strife and under insurgent control. In 2005, a bold coalition operation ai...
The Battle of Samarra: Breaking the Insurgent Grip
In the heart of Iraq, the ancient city of Samarra became the stage for a fierce and pivotal battle in 2004—one that tested the limits of urban warfare, the r...
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