Operation Able Warrior was conducted by Task Force Baghdad soldiers in the early-morning hours of 4 August 2005 to defeat terror

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operating west of the

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. The mission of Operation Able Warrior was to disrupt car-bombing cells and those that place

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, and prevent them from planning, preparing and carrying out terrorist attacks in the area. The purpose of the mission was to aid the

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in the area in their day-to-day operations, and to secure the perimeter of the

. In less than three hours, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducted a series of simultaneous attacks and captured 41 suspected terrorists, including three foreign fighters. The mission fulfilled its parameters, and was considered to be a success.

Military units involved

;US forces reported to be involved were *2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division

Casualties

No US casualties were reported during the operation.

References

External links

Defense Link

Multi-National Force – Iraq
{{DEFAULTSORT:Able Warrior Military operations of the Iraq War in 2005 Military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States 2005 in Baghdad Baghdad Governorate in the Iraq War