OPERATION LION'S HUNT BRINGS IA CLOSER TO AUTONOMY
June 09, 2008
June 09, 2008
TIKRIT, Iraq, June 9 -- The U.S. Army 1st Armored Division issued the following news release:
Operation Lion's Hunt, a joint operation that began in Ninewah province June 6 between three Iraqi Army elements was the first unilateral Iraqi-led aerial operation of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The proof-of-concept operation was an unqualified success, netting eight suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq operators, and pulling the village of Markab al Tair from the grip of the insu . . .
Operation Lion's Hunt, a joint operation that began in Ninewah province June 6 between three Iraqi Army elements was the first unilateral Iraqi-led aerial operation of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The proof-of-concept operation was an unqualified success, netting eight suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq operators, and pulling the village of Markab al Tair from the grip of the insu . . .