Operation Commando Eagle

Operation Commando Eagle
Part of the Iraq War (Operation Phantom Thunder)

Iraqi soldiers from the 6th Division are briefed during rehearsals for Operation Commando Eagle, a combined ground and air assault into an Islamic State of Iraq stronghold south-west of Baghdad, 19 June 2007.
Date21 June 2007 – 14 August 2007
Location
Iraq
Result U.S. military raids successful;
Disruption of insurgent supply lines
Belligerents
United States United States
New Iraqi Army		 Islamic State of Iraq
Other Iraqi insurgents
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
7 killed (U.S.),
18 killed (Iraqi security forces)		 12 killed, 33 detained[1][2][3][4]

Operation Commando Eagle was a 2007 military operation of the Iraq War. It began on 21 June 2007, when Iraqi and Coalition forces launched a combined ground and air assault operation against Islamic State of Iraq and other extremist terrorists operating in the Mahmudiyah region of Babil province. The action was intended to curb terrorist activity southwest of Baghdad through a mix of helicopter assaults and Humvee-mounted movements.[5]

  1. ^ Multi-National Force – Iraq – Two terrorists killed, two suspects detained
  2. ^ Multi-National Force – Iraq – Coalition Forces kill 2 terrorist, detain 25 suspects, discover media cell
  3. ^ Multi-National Force – Iraq – Coalition operations kill 8 terrorists, capture 22 suspects
  4. ^ Multi-National Force – Iraq – Iraqi, U.S. Special Forces detain 12 insurgents, kill two during three operations
  5. ^ Current Press Releases – COALITION EFFORTS AID IRAQ'S RECOVERY (June)