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Operations in Diyala

Jul-23-2008 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

The Long War Journal has a lengthy update on the situation in Diyala Province, where the Iraq Army is planning a major offensive against insurgents. The 2nd SCR operates in that area. Excerpt:

Iraqi security forces are massing more than 30,000 soldiers and police for an upcoming operation against al Qaeda and the Mahdi Army in the eastern province of Diyala, according to police and military officials. [...]

The US currently has a brigade based in Diyala. The 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment is operating in northeastern Diyala and has been conducting operations against al Qaeda strongholds along the Iranian border.


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