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Operation Eagle North Point a success (Sa'id Abdullah Corridor)

Multi-National Force-Iraq

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Multi-National Corps – Iraq

Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RELEASE No. 20081015-07

Oct. 15, 2008

Operation Eagle North Point a success

Multi-National Division – Center PAO

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Rakkasan soldiers carried out Operation Eagle North Point, a combined air assault in the Abu Osage Village of the Sa’id Abdullah Corridor, Oct. 8.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 17th IA Division were joined by Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) for the operation.

“Combined missions have been eliminating the (criminal) threat,” said 1st Lt. Arad Nurre Jabor Hlu Al Magdy, 25 Bde.17th IA Div. “We feel very comfortable working side by side with the Coalition.”

“We planned out the location,” said 1st Lt. James Flaherty, 2nd Platoon leader, Btry. A, 3rd Bn. 320th FA Regt. “The IA appropriately planned their role in leading us to the location. They had the right personnel and the right equipment to make the mission successful.”

During the course of the air assault, three suspected criminals were detained.

“The objective was to find and detain suspected criminals throughout the area,” said Sgt. Christopher Armstrong, 4th Platoon team leader, Btry. A, 3rd Bn. 320th FA Regt. . “We had intelligence that there were (criminal) leaders and facilitators throughout the objective.”

The intelligence proved to be accurate. When the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flew inbound to insert IA and Coalition Soldiers at the objectives, two individuals fled the target houses forcing a foot chase for nearly 750 meters.

“This was a big hit on criminal activity,” Lt. Al Magdy said.

While only one of the individuals who initially fled on foot was detained, Armstrong said he still felt the mission was an overall success.

Armstrong attributed the success of the mission to combined intelligence-gathering efforts from both IA and Coalition forces.

“The IA (is) taking more initiative and disseminating their plans,” Flaherty said. “They are definitely grasping the concept of being out front and actually leading missions.”

IA-led operations in the Mahmudiyah Qada have become the order of the day.

“Now that many of the criminals have been caught it shows that we are establishing a strong presence throughout the area,” Al Magdy said. “When the time comes, we will be ready to fully take over the security role.”

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