Wednesday, November 30
IRAQI, U.S. GRUNTS NAB 33 SCUZBALLS
Operation Thunder Blitz is one of many aimed at clearing scuzballs from southern Baghdad.
| November 30, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers teamed up with Iraqi security forces to conduct Operation Thunder Blitz in southern Baghdad Nov. 29, resulting in the capture of 33 terror suspects. Moving rapidly into the area, hundreds of U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and Iraqi forces from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Commando Brigade (Wolf Battalion) took the enemy by surprise by securing seven different objective areas along the Tigris River. Operation Thunder Blitz focused on removing weapons and terrorists from the streets prior to the Dec. 15 elections. Weblog LINK |
