Operation Planet X
| Operation Planet X | |||||||
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| Part of The Operation Iraqi Freedom | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States Iraq |
Iraqi Insurgency | ||||||
During
Ba'ath
party members and militants.
The name of the operation may have been inspired by the cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
As a result of this effort a key member of the former regime, Gen. Mahdi Al-Duri Al-Tikrit Adil Abdallah was captured along with 260 other prisoners.[1]
US fighting forces involved roughly 500 soldiers, 18 M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 12 artillery pieces, 30 HMMWVs, and 6 patrol boats.
Military Units Involved
- US forces reported to be involved were
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, U.S. 4th Infantry Division
- Task Force Ironhorse
- 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
- Iraqi Units involved
- 4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Iraqi Army
Casualties
No US, Coalition or Iraqi casualties or deaths were reported during the operation.
References
- ISBN 978-0-16-087243-3.
- Statistics source: GlobalSecurity.org: Operation Planet X
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