Operation Ardennes

Operation Ardennes
Part of Iraq War
Date June 17, 2007 Location Muwayllihah, Iraq Result Detained 2 suspected insurgents
Belligerents
United States Iraq	Iraqi Insurgency
Casualties and losses
4 wounded	2 captured

Operation Ardennes was part of the Iraq War which began in 2003.

Iraqi Security Forces and Fort Richardson Paratroopers conducted a joint raid in Muwayllihah, Iraq, to deny insurgents refuge and prevent them from emplacing improvised explosive devices June 14.

Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and ISF detained two suspected insurgents during the operation dubbed Joint Operation Ardennes.

"Operation Ardennes was an excellent starting point for future joint operations with 2nd Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Security Forces," said Staff Sgt. Clifton Talley, the fire support noncommissioned officer for C Company, from Cookeville, Tenn. "Working with this platoon was a great experience for Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces alike."

Operation Ardennes yielded two suspected insurgents wanted for their potential involvement in targeting Iraqi and Coalition Forces with improvised explosive devices and for their involvement in sectarian violence.

Military Units Involved

US forces reported to be involved were

• Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division

Iraqi Forces reported to be involved

• Iraqi Security Forces

Casualties

No US deaths were reported during the operation, however four US soldiers were wounded during the operation.

References

• Press release ID 07-01-03P Dated 17 June 2007
• National Force Iraq

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