Operation Ivy Blizzard

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Operation Ivy Blizzard
Date 17 December 2003 Location Samarra Result Capture of 12 personnel and confiscation of various weapons
Belligerents
United States Army New Iraqi Army	Iraqi insurgency
Commanders and leaders
Abboud Qanbar David Petraeus	Unknown
Strength
Not Reported	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	None

Operation Ivy Blizzard, occurred on 17 December 2003, during the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a counterinsurgent sweep of the Iraqi town of Samarra (part of the Sunni Triangle).^[1] The operation involved elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division (the 'Ivy' Division) and began before dawn, lasting to about mid-morning. The raids during the operation resulted in many arrests of believed guerrilla fighters and suspected terrorists.