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	Operation Desert Scorpion (Iraq 2003) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The area of operation was mainly in north-central Iraq and was conducted between June 15 and June 29, 2003.
		The operation followed Operation Peninsula Strike, which had ended three days earlier, and was part of a U.S response to a major spike in attacks by anti-coalition forces that began in late May of 2003.
		Operation Desert Scorpion also resulted in the seizure of eight million Dollars as well as a large sum of British pounds and Euros.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Desert_Scorpion_(Iraq_2003) (457 words)

	June 2003
		The purpose of Operation Desert Scorpion is to prepare the foundation for Iraqis to form a new self-rule government and provide a safe and secure environment to live and work.
		Operation Desert Scorpion, launched Sunday, June 15, 2003, involves a series of sweeps throughout Iraq using most of the U.S. Army units present in the country, said Army Capt. John Morgan, a spokesman for the Army's V Corps.
		Participating in Operation Desert Storm are the Army's 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions, the 101st Airborne Division, the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, the 1st Armored Division and some U.S. Air Force units, Morgan said.
	101_lha.tripod.com /101st_lha/id147.html (1375 words)

	Attacking Iraq - Operation Desert Scorpion
		The goal of Operation Desert Scorpion, in keeping with our ultimate mission, will be to help establish a permissive and secure environment and to facilitate a rapid transition to Iraqi self-sufficiency.
		As of July 29, 2003, Operation Desert Scorpion was summarized by DOD officials as having consisted of 13 raids and resulted in the capture of 38 detainees, including nine captured by the 1st Armored Division in the course of the seven raids the unit conducted in Baghdad.
		Operation Desert Scorpion had also resulted in the seizure of $8M as well as a large sum of British pounds and Euros.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/desert_scorpion.htm (405 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Iraq Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Operation Desert Scorpion was created to neutralize non-compliant influences in order to create a secure environment and concurrently provide support to the local government and assist with the economic growth.
		The mission of Operation Desert Scorpion, which started June 15th, is to prepare the foundation for Iraqis to form a new self-ruled government and provide a safe and secure environment to live and work.
		Operation Desert Scorpion is designed to identify and destabilize terrorist organizations, criminal elements, and non-compliant forces throughout the country while improving the quality of life for the Iraqi people.
	www.defendamerica.mil /iraq/update/june2003/iu062303.html (1539 words)

	Operation Telic: summary reports
		Operational Honours for Operation Telic during the period 19 March to 19 April 2003 were published on 31 October 2003.
		Operations in Iraq: First Reflections - setting out the role of the UK Armed Forces during the main period of hostilities in Op Telic and drawing early conclusions.
		Operation Sidewinder was launched upon the conclusion of Desert Scorpion.
	www.operations.mod.uk /telic/summary_may-oct.htm (2870 words)

	'Operation Sidewinder' Cracks Down in Iraq
		This third operation in the series is focused on rooting out various subversive elements attempting to undermine coalition efforts to restore basic infrastructure and stability in Iraq.
		During Operation Desert Scorpion which began on June 15, the 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division conducted multiple raids resulting in 1,330 individuals being detained.
		Operation Sidewinder resulted in 32 detained individuals and 10 AK-47s, two pistols and one mortar being confiscated.
	www.mensnewsdaily.com /archive/newswire/nw03/talonnews/0603/newswire-tn-063003.htm (643 words)

	Iraq-Operation Desert Scorpion'
		''Operation Desert Scorpion'' is designed, in the equally ominous words of Monday's 'Wall Street Journal', ''to avoid a prolonged guerrilla campaign'' that appears to be underway, at least in what is now referred to as ''the Sunni Triangle'' of central Iraq.
		It is clear that the 10 weeks of chaos that followed the collapse of Hussein's government in early April have taken a serious toll on U.S. hopes that Iraqis, either out of fear and awe of Washington's military might or out of gratitude, would simply do what they were told by their liberators..
		And while the U.S. strikes of the past 10 days are referred to so far only by their operation codenames, it takes very little imagination to see them as akin to ''search-and-destroy missions'' of that bygone period.
	www.countercurrents.org /iraq-lobe190603.htm (854 words)

	US unleashes new operation against Iraqi militants as disarmament bid fails
		The campaign, dubbed Operation Peninsula Strike, and launched after a spate of guerrilla attacks on US troops, was aimed to "capture or destroy terrorist elements," Centcom said.
		Operation Peninsula Strike was the largest assault since President George W. Bush declared on May 1 that major combat was over in Iraq after the ousting of Saddam's regime in a three-week campaign by US-led forces.
		"The operation failed because Iraqis will never hand over their weapons until security is reestablished," he said, echoing the widely-shared sentiment here that coalition troops may have toppled Saddam's bloody dictatorship but brought chaos and mayhem to the country.
	www.spacewar.com /2003-a/030615085512.7l27bni6.html (689 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Iraq Update
		Operation Peninsula Strike incorporated a variety of units, utilizing the overwhelming firepower and effects of a joint and combined arms team.
		Operation Peninsula Strike resulted in the capture of approximately 400 detainees and the seizure of numerous weapon systems and ammunition.
		The success of Operation Peninsula Strike is a significant step forward in the ongoing journey toward a safe, secure and free Iraqi.
	www.defendamerica.mil /iraq/update/june2003/iu061603.html (655 words)

	US Begins Major New Combat Operations In Iraq
		U.S. military officials called Operation Desert Scorpion the largest deployment in Iraq since April 7, the height of the U.S.-led war.
		The operation began early Sunday with raids in the town of Fallujah, where elements believed to be loyal to the toppled regime of Saddam Hussein have launched repeated attacks against U.S. troops.
		Operation Desert Scorpion also includes engineering and civil affairs initiatives to repair damaged infrastructure and to support the growth of police forces and local government.
	www.rense.com /general38/bebegin.htm (562 words)

	ActiveDuty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In an operation dubbed Desert Scorpion, U.S. forces have been gathering intelligence from Iraqis by day then heading out on raiding parties at night, hunting senior leaders from the government of former president Saddam Hussein.
		The operation was started in part to stanch the string of attacks on U.S. troops that have killed 17 soldiers since May 1, according to the Pentagon and news reports.
		Units throughout Iraq are participating in Operation Desert Scorpion, but the hunt is most intense in a crescent north of Baghdad that includes Tikrit, which is about a two-hour drive from the capital.
	www.22ndinfantry.org /activeduty.htm (3610 words)

	Glossary of Terrorism Terms - O
		The original name, Operation Infinite Justice, was changed after Muslim clerics objected to the name on the grounds that infinite justice can only be dispensed by Allah.
		This Operation began on March 18, 2003, and is ongoing.
		Operation given to the rapid deployment of troops and air caps soon after the attacks.
	www.11-sept.org /Glossary/o.html (463 words)

	US unleashes new combat and aid operation in Iraq as disarmament bid fails
		In Operation Peninsula Strike, which targeted areas of the Tigris valley north and northeast of Baghdad, Centcom said it killed 27 people in a single strike near the town of Balad.
		But although the operation netted a total of 397 suspects, all but 60 have already been released for lack of evidence.
		"The operation failed because Iraqis will never hand over their weapons until security is re-established," he said, echoing the widely-shared sentiment here that coalition troops may have toppled Saddam's bloody dictatorship but have brought chaos and mayhem to the country.
	www.spacewar.com /2003-a/030615140046.uba9t3qw.html (760 words)

	Troops step up sweeps against loyalists / U.S. hunts down Hussein holdouts, stashed weapons
		The operation, named Desert Scorpion, is the broadest military effort in Iraq since major combat ended May 1.
		The broad and long-term nature of the operation suggests that Americans here expect prolonged resistance and believe that unless the instigators are rooted out, it will be impossible to create the safe environment necessary to set up an independent Iraqi government and allow aid organizations to work.
		Desert Scorpion is the broadest operation in scope and size since the end of the war," said Sgt. Brian Thomas, the spokesman in Baghdad for the Coalition Joint Task Force 7.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/06/16/MN128973.DTL (841 words)

	New US operation starts as disarmament bid fails - Jun. 16, 2003
		He said the operation extended over "several locations mostly in the north and northwest," of the country.
		Desert Scorpion would also fulfill a humanitarian role, Centcom said in a statement.
		In another major operation on Thursday, US forces killed 82 men in an air and land strike against a desert training camp near the Syrian border, according to witnesses who helped bury the dead.
	www.inq7.net /wnw/2003/jun/16/wnw_1-1.htm (470 words)

	Asia Times
		Operation Desert Scorpion, launched on Sunday, involves a series of sweeps throughout Iraq using most of the US Army units present in the country, said a US Army spokesman.
		It is a combat operation to defeat the remaining pockets of resistance that are delaying the transition to a peaceful and stable Iraq." Iraqi families have complained of heavy-handed tactics by the 1,300 troops who carried out the raids in Fallujah, a town that has shown the strongest resistance to US troops.
		Their participation would, in US calculations, give the operation the flavor of an international exercise for the pacification and re-building of Iraq and not just a US counter-insurgency drive.
	atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/EF18Df05.html (1064 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		U.S. forces launched Operation Desert Scorpion on 15 June "in order to isolate and defeat remaining pockets of resistance seeking to delay the transition to a peaceful and stable Iraq," U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a press release posted on its website the same day (http://www.centcom.mil).
		The operation follows Operation Peninsula Strike, launched on 9 June (see "RFE/RL Iraq Report," 12 June 2003), and is "designed to identify and defeat selected Ba'ath Party loyalists, terrorist organizations, and criminal elements while delivering humanitarian aid simultaneously," the press release states.
		U.S. Army's Psychological Operations personnel are stepping up attempts to persuade Iraqi scientists to come forward with information about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, or in some cases to turn themselves in, AP reported on 15 June.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2003/06/6-SWA/swa-160603.asp (2409 words)

	Newhouse A1
		BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A quiet rural neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Baghdad erupted in a din of helicopters, bellowing soldiers, explosions, grinding tanks and swirling dust Sunday in one of scores of raids in Operation Desert Scorpion as U.S. military forces struck suspected arms caches across Iraq.
		Operation Desert Scorpion was launched Sunday, the deadline for Iraqis to turn in weapons without penalty.
		Capt. John Morgan, a spokesman for the U.S. military command in Iraq, said Desert Scorpion would focus on former Baathist forces and continue until they are eliminated.
	www.newhousenews.com /archive/wood061603.html (967 words)

	Operation Desert Scorpion : Fool Moon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		After the three-hour operation in Fallujah, eight suspected leaders of the anti-American resistance were taken into custody.
		The nationwide campaign, dubbed Operation Desert Scorpion, "is a combat operation to defeat the remaining pockets of resistance," said a spokesman for the Army's V Corps.
		Officials said the operation was designed to limit inconvenience to residents.
	foolmoon.com /showthreaded.php?Number=92221 (269 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - US in fresh sweep across Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The new operation follows Operation Desert Scorpion that was launched on 15 June to eliminate what the occupation forces described as "destabilising influences".
		Desert Sidewinder comes amid growing resistance to the US-led occupation of the country.
		There were no reports of casualties in the resistance operation, which took place in the town's marketplace.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/1CB84AF8-D24F-4AE0-9BB9-4F6B3D026CDE.htm (461 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. evaluates success of 'Desert Scorpion' - Jul. 8, 2003
		Operation Desert Scorpion is the largest military deployment since the height of the Iraq war.
		Also Thursday, a member of a special operations unit was killed and eight others were wounded in an ambush in southwest Baghdad, military officials said.
		The commando -- an Army Ranger serving on Task Force 20, the special operations unit spearheading the hunt for Saddam and other fugitive leaders of his regime -- was in a vehicle with other soldiers when it passed by a vehicle loaded with explosives that detonated, a military official told CNN.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/06/27/sprj.irq.main/index.html (1159 words)

	Operation Sidewinder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, or Iraq War, Operation Sidewinder was designed in support of Operation Desert Scorpion, and took place from June 29 to July 7, 2003.
		This United States military article is a stub.
		Categories: Battles and operations of the 2003 Iraq conflict
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Sidewinder (92 words)

	Print Article: Guerillas ambush US troops
		The ambush came as the US military launched a new mission, Operation Desert Scorpion, to root out Saddam loyalists after a spate of attacks that have killed about 40 US soldiers since major combat was declared over on May 1.
		The US military has said about 400 Iraqis were detained in the operation around Balad, which began last Monday and was winding down by the weekend.
		The US military said its Operation Desert Scorpion aimed to win hearts and minds as well as hunt guerrillas.
	www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/06/16/1055615705651.html (623 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Iraq Update
		BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 17, 2003 — Coalition Forces continue to conduct raids and patrols in their areas of operation June 16, defeating areas of resistance and re-establishing a safe and secure environment during Operation Desert Scorpion, according to a U.S. Central Command news release.
		The purpose of Operation Desert Scorpion, which started June 15, is to prepare the foundation for Iraqis to form a new self-rule government and provide a safe and secure environment to live and work.
		In the central regions, units continue to escort Humanitarian fuel convoys throughout the area of operation.
	www.defendamerica.mil /iraq/update/june2003/iu061803.html (1086 words)

	Operation Desert Scorpion continues throughout Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Operation Desert Scorpion continues throughout Iraq, said Army 5th Corps officials June 17.
		Army forces from the 3rd Infantry Division, the 4th Infantry Division, the 101st Airborne Division, the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment have conducted raids throughout the country.
		In the central region, units continue to escort fuel convoys throughout the area of operation.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/8_24/national_news/23756-1.html (345 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Operation Ivy Serpent "is a preemptive strike on former regime leaders and non-compliant elements planning attacks on coalition forces," Pruden said.
		The ‘Desert Sidewinder Operation’ included more than 20 simultaneous raids involving aircraft, armored vehicles and infantry in an area north of the capital, Baghdad, along the River Tigris.
		It came on the heels of Operation Desert Scorpion launched on June 15 to root out the guerrilla fighters who have now killed 31 U.S. soldiers since U.S. President George W. Bush declared victory in the Iraq invasion on May 1.
	www.islamonline.net /English/News/2003-07/13/article08.shtml (489 words)

	[ RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY ]
		According to the press release, 23 raids were conducted on the first night of the operation, resulting in the detention of 61 individuals and the confiscation of 14 AK-47 assault rifles, two shotguns, and assorted ammunition.
		CENTCOM noted in a second 29 June press release that the operation's focus is central Iraq, "along an approximate stretch of the Tigris River from Samarra to Baghdad." No coalition casualties have been reported in the operation.
		The operation resulted in the detention of 1,330 individuals and the confiscation of weapons including 497 AK-47s, 235 hand grenades, 124 rocket-propelled grenades, 22 machine guns, 130 pistols, and 100 rifles, as well as 8,122 rounds of ammunition.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2003/06/6-SWA/swa-300603.asp?po=y (1642 words)

	Middle East Online
		BAGHDAD - US troops pressed on Monday with Operation Desert Sidewinder in another bid to suppress opposition to their presence in Iraq, amid moves to secure wider world involvement in rebuilding the country.
		Desert Sidewinder, as US authorities have dubbed it, comes on the heels of Operation Desert Scorpion launched on June 15 to root out the guerrilla fighters who have now killed 23 US soldiers since US President George W. Bush declared victory in the Iraq war May 1.
		So far, Desert Sidewinder, being carried out by the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse, has netted more than 60 suspects in the raids along with weapons and military documents believed to relate to the former regime, the US military said in a statement.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=6168 (853 words)

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