Eyewitness Iraq: Operation Swarmer, Thu. 16 Mar.
MIDDLE EAST/IRAQ
COMMENTLINE
Presented below is a cross-section of news from major outlets reporting today on today's events in Iraq.
Iraqi, Coalition forces launch Operation Swarmer. More than 1,500 Iraqi and Coalition troops, over 200 tactical vehicles, and more than 50 aircraft participate in the operation.
NEWSLINE
Operation Swarmer began this morning with soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 1st Brigade, 4th Division, the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducting a combined air and ground assault to isolate the objective area.
NEWSBYTES
Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition launch Operation Swarmer
(CENTCOM, mnf-iraq.com) TIKRIT, Iraq -- Iraqi Security Forces and their Coalition partners launched the largest air assault operation since Operation Iraqi Freedom I today in southern Salah Ad Din province to clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra.
U.S., Iraqis Launch 'Operation Swarmer'
(washingtonpost.com) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces today launched a sizeable helicopter and ground attack on a suspected insurgent stronghold northeast of Samarra, the city where a mosque bombing last month triggered a wave of deadly sectarian violence across the country, the U.S. military said.
U.S., Iraq Launch Massive Air Assault
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- In a well-publicized show of force, U.S. and Iraqi forces swept into the countryside north of the capital in 50 helicopters Thursday looking for insurgents in what the American military called its "largest air assault" in nearly three years. There was no bombing or firing from...
US launches air assault in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- The U.S. military said on Thursday it launched its biggest air offensive in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to root out insurgents near a town where recent violence raised fears of civil war.
US launches air offensive in Iraq
(Aljazeera.Net) -- US forces, joined by Iraqi troops, have launched the largest air assault since the US-led invasion, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital.
US launches major Iraq offensive
(BBC) -- The US military says it has launched its biggest airborne operation in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, targeting insurgents near the city of Samarra.
U.S., Iraqi forces launch anti-insurgent campaign
More bodies found in Baghdad; parliament meets, briefly
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Helicopter-borne U.S. and Iraqi troops fanned out into the countryside around the northern city of Samarra on Thursday in a new anti-insurgent assault, the U.S. military said.
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NOTE: Images by U.S. Military; used with permission.
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COMMENTLINE
Presented below is a cross-section of news from major outlets reporting today on today's events in Iraq.
Iraqi, Coalition forces launch Operation Swarmer. More than 1,500 Iraqi and Coalition troops, over 200 tactical vehicles, and more than 50 aircraft participate in the operation.
NEWSLINE
Operation Swarmer began this morning with soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 1st Brigade, 4th Division, the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducting a combined air and ground assault to isolate the objective area.
NEWSBYTES
Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition launch Operation Swarmer
(CENTCOM, mnf-iraq.com) TIKRIT, Iraq -- Iraqi Security Forces and their Coalition partners launched the largest air assault operation since Operation Iraqi Freedom I today in southern Salah Ad Din province to clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra.
U.S., Iraqis Launch 'Operation Swarmer'
(washingtonpost.com) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces today launched a sizeable helicopter and ground attack on a suspected insurgent stronghold northeast of Samarra, the city where a mosque bombing last month triggered a wave of deadly sectarian violence across the country, the U.S. military said.
U.S., Iraq Launch Massive Air Assault
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- In a well-publicized show of force, U.S. and Iraqi forces swept into the countryside north of the capital in 50 helicopters Thursday looking for insurgents in what the American military called its "largest air assault" in nearly three years. There was no bombing or firing from...
US launches air assault in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- The U.S. military said on Thursday it launched its biggest air offensive in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to root out insurgents near a town where recent violence raised fears of civil war.
US launches air offensive in Iraq
(Aljazeera.Net) -- US forces, joined by Iraqi troops, have launched the largest air assault since the US-led invasion, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital.
US launches major Iraq offensive
(BBC) -- The US military says it has launched its biggest airborne operation in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, targeting insurgents near the city of Samarra.
U.S., Iraqi forces launch anti-insurgent campaign
More bodies found in Baghdad; parliament meets, briefly
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Helicopter-borne U.S. and Iraqi troops fanned out into the countryside around the northern city of Samarra on Thursday in a new anti-insurgent assault, the U.S. military said.
NOTE: Mouseover picture for caption.
NOTE: Images by U.S. Military; used with permission.
Tags: Religion, protest, Bush, Iraq, War, Military, United States, terrorism, Middle East, Iran, Arab, Islam, Muhammad, prophet, Mohammad, Muslim, Shiite, Sunni, Kurd
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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