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Operation Stampede 3 was a U.S. military operation conducted in
Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
, Iraq, in July 2007 to try to correct the security situation.


Background

During Operation Stampede 3, which was conducted by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, two large caches of ordnance were uncovered that could have been used to make a number of
Improvised Explosive Device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechan ...
s (IED)s, more than 80 mortar rounds, 10 rockets, 15 pounds of
plastic explosives Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives or blastics. Plastic explosives are especially suited for explos ...
, several
artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...
rounds, fuses, blasting caps and other components to be used to make IEDs. Operation Stampede 3 was a sub-operation of
Operation Marne Torch Operation Marne Torch refers to two operations launched by U.S.-led Coalition forces in 2007 against al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Arab Jabour area of Babil Governorate, Babil province. This campaign is named after Operation Torch, the joint US/Brit ...
and
Operation Phantom Thunder Operation Phantom Thunder began on 16 June 2007, when Multi-National Force-Iraq launched major offensive operations against al-Qaeda and other extremist terrorists operating throughout Iraq. Operation Phantom Thunder was a corps level operation ...
.


Participating Units


American Units

* 3rd Brigade Combat Team


See also

*
Operation Marne Torch Operation Marne Torch refers to two operations launched by U.S.-led Coalition forces in 2007 against al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Arab Jabour area of Babil Governorate, Babil province. This campaign is named after Operation Torch, the joint US/Brit ...
* Operation Marne Avalanche *
Operation Arrowhead Ripper The Battle of Baqubah II (March–August 2007) took place during the Iraq War in the capital of the Iraqi province Diyala, to the north-east of Baghdad. It began in early March 2007, when U.S. and Iraqi forces commenced preliminary operations ...
*
Operation Phantom Thunder Operation Phantom Thunder began on 16 June 2007, when Multi-National Force-Iraq launched major offensive operations against al-Qaeda and other extremist terrorists operating throughout Iraq. Operation Phantom Thunder was a corps level operation ...


References


National Force – Iraq
Operation Phantom Thunder 2007 in Baghdad July 2007 events in Iraq {{US-mil-operation-stub