Operation Polar Tempest

Operation Polar Tempest
Part of Iraq War
Date14 July 2007
Location
the villages near al-Owesat and al-Thobat
Result Successful American raid
Belligerents
United States United States Army
New Iraqi Army
Iraqi insurgency
Commanders and leaders
Abboud Qanbar
United States David Petraeus
unknown
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
None 1 Insurgent killed
12 captured

A midnight mission by combined U.S. and Iraqi army forces resulted in 12 men being detained for questioning on suspicion of terrorist activity.