Operation Augurs of Prosperity

Operation Augurs of Prosperity
Operation Augurs of Prosperity
Part of the Iraq War, Post-invasion Iraq
Sabre pursuit.jpg
Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 3rd ACR, provide security during Operation Sabre Pursuit in eastern Diyala.
Date July 29, 2008 - August 11, 2008 (first phase)[1]
Location Diyala, Iraq
Result US-Iraqi Victory
Belligerents
 United States
 Iraq
Iraqi Insurgency
Commanders and leaders
United States Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling Basem al Safaah (POW)
Strength
Iraq 50,000 Iraqi soldiers and police
United States 3,000 U.S. soldiers
Unknown
Casualties and losses
51 killed (Iraqi security forces),[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
7 killed (Awakening Councils)[11][12][13]
15 killed,[2][14][4][5][15]
800 captured[16]
At least 70 civilians killed[17][18][5][6][19][8][13][20]

Operation Augurs of Prosperity (Arabic: Bashaer al-Kheir[21]) is an Iraqi operation against insurgents in Diyala, north-east of Baghdad. The operation was launched on July 29, 2008 by elements of at least three Iraqi Army divisions, with four U.S. armored cavalry squadrons from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in support. The U.S. led operation is designated Operation Iron Pursuit and consists of three sub-operations: Sabre Pursuit, Eagle Pursuit and Bastogne Pursuit.

According to the Iraqi Ministry of Defence, the first phase of the operation was concluded on August 11. Major-General Mohammed al-Askari reported that the Iraqi security forces had achieved half of the goals set for the operation. Al-Askari reported that 800 suspects had been arrested, including 42 Islamic State of Iraq leaders.[1]

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Background

In January 2008, U.S. forces throughout Iraq launched Operation Phantom Phoenix, a corps-level operation with a significant focus on Diyala. Despite a decrease in violence, partly attributable to Awakening Councils, groups formed by Sunni sheiks and supported by American forces, attacks remained at high levels. Many of these attacks were directed at the leaders of these groups.[22]

Insurgents retained strongholds in the western desert regions of Diyala, in the foothills of the Hamrin mountains and around Lake Hamrin. These locations were a fall-back position for al-Qaida in Iraq and other insurgent groups and were targeted by U.S. special operations forces in the months leading up to the operation.[23]

On July 25, U.S. forces from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 18th brigade, 5th Iraqi division, launched Operation Sabre Pursuit in Hamud (Samood), south of Balad Ruz in the east of the province.[24]

The operation

On July 29, the Diyala Operational Command imposed a curfew throughout the province, restricting all unofficial vehicle movement, and a number of checkpoints were set up in the capital, Baqubah.[25]

Iraqi forces conducted a number of house searches in Baqubah and Khan Bani Saad, 15 miles south of Baqubah.[26]

On July 31, Iraqi forces captured Abu Anas al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda in Iraq's media expert in the country, as well as four members of the Mujahideen Shura Council during a raid in western Diyala.[27] Iraqi security forces lifted the curfew throughout the province.[28]

On August 2, the U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment handed over responsibility for security in Balad Ruz, in the east of the province, to Iraqi security forces from the 18th brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, indicating that the region appears to have been cleared.[29][30]

By August 5, Iraqi forces had captured a number of key Al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders, including Qussai Ali Khalaf, the head of Islamic State of Iraq in Diyala; Adnan Gumer Mohammed, Basem al Safaah and Antisar Khudair, a woman suspected of recruiting female suicide bombers. According to U.S. forces, insurgents appeared to be fleeing from Diyala westwards towards Salah-ad-Din as Iraqi forces pushed up the Uzaym River valley. U.S. forces from the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, set up blocking positions in Salah-ad-Din to catch these insurgents. It also conducted a number of air assaults into known Al-Qaeda rear areas. [30]

On August 25, the insurgents struck back when a suicide bomber attacked a police recruiting station killing 35 recruits in Jalawla.[9]

See also

References

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  14. ^ http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=289491
  15. ^ http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13369
  16. ^ Diala’s officials upbeat over gov’t’s military crackdown on al-Qaeda, Voices of Iraq, 30 août 2008
  17. ^ http://www.france24.com/en/20080806-iraq-nets-three-women-would-be-bombers-anti-qaeda-sweep
  18. ^ http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=289491
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  20. ^ http://antiwar.com/updates/?articleid=13410
  21. ^ http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=87863&NrIssue=2&NrSection=1
  22. ^ Robertson, Campbell (2008-07-30). "Iraqi Army Seeks Out Insurgents and Arms in Diyala, Backed by U.S. Forces". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/world/middleeast/30iraq.html?ref=world. Retrieved 2008-07-30. 
  23. ^ Roggio, Bill (2008-07-29). "Operation Omens of Prosperity begins in Diyala". Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/07/operation_omens_of_p.php. Retrieved 2008-07-30. 
  24. ^ http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2008/me_terror0384_07_31.asp
  25. ^ Hacaoglu, Selcan (2008-07-30). "Diyala operation targets al Qaeda". Washington Times. http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/jul/30/diyala-operation-targets-al-qaeda/. Retrieved 2008-07-30. 
  26. ^ Zavis, Alexandra. "Iraqi army flexes its muscle in Diyala province". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq30-2008jul30,0,4486440.story. Retrieved 2008-07-30. 
  27. ^ http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=87772&NrIssue=2&NrSection=1
  28. ^ http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56901
  29. ^ http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21591&Itemid=128
  30. ^ a b http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/08/more_than_375_suspec.php

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