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| The '''2007 Baghdad Crackdown''' (code-named '''Operation Strike Fear''') is a series of security operations conducted throughout Baghdad in, how some would put it, a last-ditch attempt to secure Baghdad before Iraq falls into allout civil war. The U.S. military commander in Iraq, ], has gone so far as to say Iraq will be 'doomed' if this current plan fails.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17079786/</ref><br> The operation is being led by an Iraqi general, general ], who was a compromise choice, because the first general that the Iraqi |
The '''2007 Baghdad Crackdown''' (code-named '''Operation Strike Fear''') is a series of security operations conducted throughout Baghdad in, how some would put it, a last-ditch attempt to secure ] before Iraq falls into allout ]. The U.S. military commander in Iraq, ], has gone so far as to say Iraq will be 'doomed' if this current plan fails.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17079786/</ref><br> The operation is being led by an Iraqi general, general ], who was a compromise choice, because the first general that the Iraqi Prime Minister ] offered to head the operation was rejected by the U.S. Army. On the first day of the operation new checkpoints were erected and increased vehicle inspections and foot patrols were reported in some neighborhoods. The operation will be a major neighborhood-to-neighborhood sweep to quell sectarian violence in the city of 6 million. On the first day a U.S. soldier was killed when his security position on the city's edge was attacked with small-arms fire. Under the plan, Baghdad is to be divided into nine zones, with Iraqi and American soldiers working side-by-side to clear each sector of Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents so that reconstruction programs can begin in safety. But signs that everything is not going according to plan was evident in the first days of the operation as infighting among Iraqi and American generals slowed the operation down. Also a few neighborhoods that had already been cleared in the first few days yealded no substantial results. In one neighborhood, which was said to be a stronghold for bomb-making, the Army came almost empty handed. Only 16 suspected insurgents were detained and three ] rifles were found. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Operation Strike Fear | |||||||
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| Part of the Post-invasion Iraq | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States Army  New Iraqi Army |
 Islamic State of Iraq Al-Qaeda in IraqMahdi Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Abboud Gambar Gen. David Petraeus |
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi Ayyub al-Masri | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~30,000 (U.S.) | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 KIA (U.S.) 2 KIA (Iraqi security forces) | 8 killed, 16 captured | ||||||
The 2007 Baghdad Crackdown (code-named Operation Strike Fear) is a series of security operations conducted throughout Baghdad in, how some would put it, a last-ditch attempt to secure Baghdad before Iraq falls into allout civil war. The U.S. military commander in Iraq, David Petraeus, has gone so far as to say Iraq will be 'doomed' if this current plan fails.
The operation is being led by an Iraqi general, general Abboud Gambar, who was a compromise choice, because the first general that the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki offered to head the operation was rejected by the U.S. Army. On the first day of the operation new checkpoints were erected and increased vehicle inspections and foot patrols were reported in some neighborhoods. The operation will be a major neighborhood-to-neighborhood sweep to quell sectarian violence in the city of 6 million. On the first day a U.S. soldier was killed when his security position on the city's edge was attacked with small-arms fire. Under the plan, Baghdad is to be divided into nine zones, with Iraqi and American soldiers working side-by-side to clear each sector of Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents so that reconstruction programs can begin in safety. But signs that everything is not going according to plan was evident in the first days of the operation as infighting among Iraqi and American generals slowed the operation down. Also a few neighborhoods that had already been cleared in the first few days yealded no substantial results. In one neighborhood, which was said to be a stronghold for bomb-making, the Army came almost empty handed. Only 16 suspected insurgents were detained and three Kalashnikov rifles were found.
References
External links
- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_security_plan
- http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=8259D564-4787-4543-9E41-EC2523B33A55&f=00&fg=copy