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Diyala Update

Aug- 6-2008 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

The Long War Journal has a lengthy update on Operation Omens of Prosperity in the Diyala province. The 2nd SCR is operating in the region, but I have yet to see confirmation that its soldiers are participating in the operation. Excerpt:

More than 375 insurgents and al Qaeda operatives have been captured during the first week of Operation Omens of Prosperity in Diyala province. Six senior al Qaeda in Iraqi leaders in the province have been captured during the province-wide operation.

The Iraqi military announced it captured 265 suspected al Qaeda fighters during operations from July 29 through Aug. 2. Five members of al Qaeda's provincial shura, or executive council, were captured during this timeframe. [...]

Operation Omens of Prosperity is currently broken down into three smaller operations: Sabre Pursuit, Iron Pursuit, and Bastogne Pursuit. An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 Iraqi soldiers and police, backed by about 3,000 US troops, are participating in the operation.


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