Operation Northern Delay

Operation Northern Delay
Part of the invasion of Iraq
Operation Northern Delay is located in Iraq
Operation Northern Delay
Date26 March 2003
Location
Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
 United States
 United Kingdom
Iraq Iraq
Strength
1,000+
<40
Unknown

Operation Northern Delay occurred on 26 March 2003 as part of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. It involved dropping paratroopers into Northern Iraq. It was the last large-scale combat parachute operation conducted by the U.S. military since Operation Just Cause.[1]

  1. ^ "Airborne Operations - Recent". Retrieved 13 October 2017.