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Operation Planet X

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Date
  
15 May 2003

Result
  
Gen. Mahdi Al-Duri Al-Tikrit Adil Abdallah was captured along 260 other prisoners, his bodyguards and members of his family

Combatants
  
Iraq, United States of America, Iraqi insurgents

Similar
  
Operation Bulldog Mammoth, Iraq War, Operation Iron Hammer, Operation Bayonet Lightning, Operation Desert Scorpion

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During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Planet X was a US Army mechanized raid conducted on a village near Ad Dawr and Al Dur, 11 miles (18 km) north of Tikrit on the night of 15 May 2003 by elements of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, U.S. 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse in search of Ba'ath party members and militants.

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The name of the operation may have been inspired by the cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.

As a result of this effort a key member of the former regime, Gen. Mahdi Al-Duri Al-Tikrit Adil Abdallah was captured along with 260 other prisoners.

US fighting forces involved roughly 500 soldiers, 18 M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 12 artillery pieces, 30 HMMWVs, and 6 patrol boats.

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Military Units Involved

US forces reported to be involved were
  • 1st Brigade Combat Team, U.S. 4th Infantry Division
  • Task Force Ironhorse
  • 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • Iraqi Units involved
  • 4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army
  • 2nd Battalion, 3rd Iraqi Army
  • Casualties

    No US, Coalition or Iraqi casualties or deaths were reported during the operation.

    References

    Operation Planet X Wikipedia


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