Operation Panther Squeeze
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| Operation Panther Squeeze | |||||||
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 United States  New Iraqi Government | Iraqi insurgency | ||||||
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On 10 December 2003, paratroopers from 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division with the assistance of Iraqi police conducted Operation Panther Squeeze. The operation was part of the Iraq War.
Operation
[edit]Operation Panther Squeeze was a series of 18 raids in Lutafiyah to kill or capture individuals believed to be responsible for the attack against Spanish forces on 29 November.[1]
During the raids, 15 primary targets were captured with a total of 41 enemy personnel taken for questioning. Those captured included the cell leader Abu Abdullah, an intelligence officer, financier, and a doctor who treated terrorists so they can avoid treatment at local hospitals, and the actual attackers.[1]
A vehicle was also confiscated that may have been used in the recent assassination of the Lutafiyah police chief.[1]
American units
[edit]- 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division
- 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Iraqi units
[edit]- Iraqi Police
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "U.S.: Raids net dozens of Iraqi insurgents". CNN. 10 December 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
