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	Operation Ivy Blizzard under way in Iraq - Military Photos
		The campaign, called Operation Ivy Blizzard, got under way early Wednesday in Samarra a day after the capture of a "high-level target," who was believed to be financing anti-coalition attacks, and 73 other Iraqis.
		Operation Ivy Blizzard involves the 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Ironhorse and Iraqi police.
		Ivy leaves are symbolic of tenacity and fidelity, the basis of the Division’s motto, “Steadfast and Loyal”.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=4527 (671 words)

	Operation Red Dawn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Red Dawn was a military operation conducted by the United States armed forces on December 13, 2003 in the small town of ad-Dawr in Iraq, near Tikrit.
		The operation resulted in the capture of the country's former president Saddam Hussein, and put to rest rumors of his death.
		The operation was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division, the Raider Brigade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Red_Dawn (595 words)

	Operation Ivy Blizzard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Ivy Blizzard, occurred on December 17, 2003, during the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a counterinsurgent sweep of the Iraqi town of Samarra (part of the Sunni Triangle).
		The operation involved elements of the US 4th Infantry Division (the 'Ivy' Division) and began before dawn, lasting to about mid-morning.
		Ivy Blizzard was launched just days after Operation Red Dawn, which resulted in the capture of Saddam Hussein.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Ivy_Blizzard (139 words)

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		Operation Ivy Cyclone II During the 7 November an American helicopter was forced down near the city and the next day hea...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/ivy.html (314 words)

	Iraqi Freedom 2003 PIKE
		The operations resulted in the capture of 25 enemy personnel, three of which were targeted individuals, and the confiscation of various small arms including a box of C4 plastic explosive.
		Operation “Ivy Cyclone II” is the ninth operation associated with the elimination of non-compliant forces with in the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse area of operation.
		Operation Iron Hammer is a joint operation to target enemy operating areas, deny the enemy the opportunity to stage weapons for use against Coalition Forces and the citizens of Baghdad, and destroy enemy forces conducting enemy mortar attacks against Baghdad.
	www.militaryunits.com /Iraqifreedom2003.htm (11744 words)

	Operation Ivy Blizzard
		Operation Ivy Blizzard's main objective was the isolation or elimination of former regime elements and other anti-coalition forces.
		This operation was initiated very quickly after the capture of Saddam Hussein using soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Ironhorse and some Iraqi security forces.
		The second and third phases of Operation Ivy Blizzard were not military operations, rather civil-military ventures aimed at repairing Samarra's infrastructure as well as training Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/oif-ivy-blizzard.htm (201 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/blizzard.html (198 words)

	Operation Red Dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The operation resulted in the capture of the country's former president Saddam Hussein, and put to rest rumours of his death.
		The name of the operation, Red Dawn, apparently comes from the title of a 1984 film directed by John Milius, in which a group of American teenagers band together to commit sabotage and terrorism in their Colorado town against invading Soviet forces.
		The teenagers, whose leader was portrayed by a young Patrick Swayze, called themselves the "Wolverines" — the name also given to the targets of the US forces in ad-Dawr.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /o/op/operation_red_dawn.html (568 words)

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		Operation Ivy Blizzard will target those former regime elements that held power for decades at the expense of Iraq’s future.
		Another goal of the operation is for Task Force Ironhorse to engage the Samarran community leadership, identify infrastructure repair priorities, and fund projects to improve quality of life, stimulate economic growth and further strengthen and empower the local government.
		Operation Ivy Blizzard is a comprehensive, coordinated and offensive regiment of isolation of insurgents and extremists.
	parentsofdeployed.homestead.com /121803OperationIVYBlizzard.html (623 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Captive guerrilla tied to Hussein
		Operation Ivy Blizzard, according to US commanders, is meant to send the message that Americans are fully in charge and committed to pacifying the city.
		Rudesheim, the commander of Ivy Blizzard, said the US would pay restitution for any property damage, and said that in the long run the residents of Samarra would benefit from the elimination of guerrilla cells.
		Operation Ivy Blizzard will continue for several days, however, since dozens of known suspects remain at large.
	www.boston.com /news/world/articles/2003/12/18/captive_guerrilla_tied_to_hussein?mode=PF (1071 words)

	The U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
		The combined operation of the ISF and Colonel Randy Dragon's 2d Brigade Combat Team (BCT) swiftly defeated the enemy and freed Samarra from the clutches of the AIF.
		Reporters embedded with units before and during Operation Baton Rouge had unfettered access to soldiers and leaders, witnessed the events of the operation as they unfolded, and gained an appreciation for CF and ISF accomplishments, the difficulties inherent in restoring Iraqi control to Samarra and moving the city forward.
		Not surprisingly, the shaping operations persuaded prominent leaders and residents of Samarra to seek a peaceful resolution to the crisis.
	www.army.mil /professionalwriting/volumes/volume3/september_2005/9_05_3_pf.html (5240 words)

	JS Online: Troops go door to door, looking for Iraqi insurgents
		In the Samarra raid, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, the 4th Infantry Division and Iraqi forces detained at least a dozen suspected guerrillas, although others got away, apparently tipped off about the raid.
		"Operation Ivy Blizzard is a comprehensive, coordinated and offensive regiment of isolation of insurgents and extremists," a statement from U.S. Central Command said.
		Other facets of Operation Ivy Blizzard included a hearts-and-minds effort to boost links with the city's leaders, recruit new members for the police and other local security forces and identify and fund infrastructure projects to improve the lives of Samarra's 200,000 residents, the command statement said.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=193537&format=print (931 words)

	Tanker Truck Explosion Kills at Least 10 Iraqis
		Meanwhile, U.S. troops continued "Operation Ivy Blizzard," sealing off the town of Samarra, which has been a center of insurgency in recent weeks.
		And in Baghdad, a member of Iraq's Governing Council said today that Hussein is being held somewhere in the Baghdad area, contrary to reports earlier this week that he had been flown out of the country.
		Operation "Ivy Blizzard," said a statement from the 4th Division, is designed to effectively seal off the town in order "to deny anti-Coalition elements freedom of movement, communication and organization while providing innocent citizens a stable environment free from reprisals and indiscriminate violence of former regime loyalists."
	www.iraqfoundation.org /news/2003/ldec/17_tank.html (378 words)

	Operation Ivy Blizzard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Operation Ivy Blizzard, occurred on December 17, 2003, during the 2003 invasionof Iraq was a counterinsurgent sweep of the Iraqi town of Samarra (part of the Sunni Triangle).
		The raids duringthe operation resulted in many arrests of believed guerrilla fighters andpossible terrorists.
		Ivy Blizzard was launched just days after Operation RedDawn, which resulted in the capture of Saddam Hussein.
	www.therfcc.org /RFCC/operation-ivy-blizzard-163023.html (108 words)

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		Simultaneous with these offensive tactical operations, the coalition continues to conduct stability operations to support the rebuilding of a free Iraq, reconstruction of its infrastructure and the transition of governance to its people.
		In Samarra, coalition forces continued Operation Ivy Blizzard to kill or capture former regime elements, destroy their cells and assist legitimate Samarran leadership in repairing infrastructure, funding quality-of-life improvements and stimulating the local economy, to empower the local government.
		In other operations in the north central zone, near Balad, forces captured eight people believed to be involved in anti-coalition activity.
	www.cpa-iraq.org /transcripts/Dec18_KimmittSenor.txt (5319 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Insurgents 'Kill One to Terrorize a Thousand,' But Won't Succeed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The general said coalition forces had conducted 1,620 patrols and 21 offensive operations in Iraq in the 24 hours leading up to the 9 a.m.
		In the past two days, Task Force Ironhorse soldiers, as part of Operation Ivy Blizzard, conducted 19 raids in Samarra and captured 111 people, 15 of whom were "targeted as prominent anti-coalition activists," Kimmitt said.
		Since the Iron Justice began Dec. 1, Kimmitt said, 63 battalion-level operations in 9,364 patrols, 729 of which were joint patrols with Iraqi police, have been conducted.
	www.dod.gov /news/Dec2003/n12192003_200312195.html (679 words)

	World Affairs Board - Massive hunt for insurgents in Samarra
		Ray Odierno, the operation is also an attempt to "build the confidence and trust" of the people in Samarra, Kimmitt said.
		Operating in western Iraq near the border with Syria, Operation Rifles Fury also will "destroy terrorist training camps in the Rawah area," the spokeswoman said.
		Northwest of Fallujah, the 82nd Airborne Division's area of operations, 26 people were captured in a cordon and search operation, including two former Iraqi generals and a special forces colonel.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /printthread.php?t=1239 (2714 words)

	Dictionary operation
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		, cognitive operation -- the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
	www.dictionarydefinition.net /operation.html (349 words)

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		In the north central zone, as part of Operation Ivy Blizzard, Task Force Iron Horse soldiers conducted 214 patrols, seven raids and captured 52 individuals in the last 24 hours.
		The intent of this large-scale precision operation is to capture or kill individuals conducting actions against the coalition forces and the Iraqi people.
		Along with that, we recognize that there is a need to balance both the military operation and the civil military or the humanitarian operations.
	www.cpa-iraq.org /transcripts/Dec24_KimmittSenor.txt (3933 words)

	Soldiers swarm after guerrillas - 12/18/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Operation Ivy Blizzard began early Wednesday targeting wanted men and suspected weapons caches.
		U.S. officials say some 1,500 fighters operate in Samarra, making it one of the persistent hot spots in the so-called Sunni Triangle.
		In the Samarra raid by some 2,500 troops, dubbed Operation Ivy Blizzard, the 4th Infantry Division and Iraqi forces detained at least a dozen suspected guerrillas — though others got away, apparently tipped off about the raid.
	www.detnews.com /2003/nation/0312/18/a04-12459.htm (680 words)

	Army Logistician (Combat Health Support in the Armys First Stryker Brigade)
		Lessons learned during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) have shown that the current battlefield is nonlinear, the enemy is unconventional, and the battlespace is nondoctrinal.
		During operations in and around Samarra, Iraq, the 3–2 BCT was located on the Samarra East Airfield at FOB Pacesetter.
		As operations progressed, the maneuver battalions moved to the outskirts of the city to initiate Operation Ivy Blizzard with forces from Fort Hood’s 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
	www.almc.army.mil /alog/issues/JanFeb05/combat_support.html (2919 words)

	Middle East Online
		The operation aimed to crack down on elements that made Samarra lawless and prevented US reconstruction efforts in the city of 200,000 people, 125 kilometres (85 miles) north of Baghdad, said Lieutenant Colonel Nate Sassanan of the 1-8.
		The operation involved about 500 members of the 1-8 along with close to 1,500 soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division's Striker Brigade and about 400 soldiers of the 1-66 Mechanized Battalion based in Samarra.
		The "comprehensive, coordinated" operation is intended to "target, isolate and eliminate former regime elements and other anti-coalition cells that continue to try to destabilize Iraq and intimidate innocent Iraqi citizens who choose freedom over tyranny," the statement said.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english/?id=8212 (822 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: U.S. force tries to crack down on center of Iraqi resistance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		U.S. officials say 1,500 fighters operate in Samarra, making it one of the persistent hotspots in the so-called Sunni Triangle, the region north of Baghdad dominated by minority Sunni Muslims, the bedrock of Saddam's 24 years in power.
		Indeed, the lack of firefights came as something of a surprise for U.S. soldiers, who were told to be ready for major combat — "just like Mogadishu," as one said, referring to the intense, door-to-door fighting a decade ago in the Somali capital.
		The latest operation in Samarra started before dawn yesterday and involved more than 2,000 soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles from the 4th Infantry Division.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001818152_iraq18.html (985 words)

	Iraq War information - Search.com
		Operation Ivy Cyclone II (17 November 2003 - ?)
		The operation was conducted by the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division and members of Task Force 121.
		With the capture of Saddam and a drop in the number of insurgent attacks (an average of 18 a day), some concluded the multinational forces were prevailing in the fight against the insurgency.
	www.search.com /reference/Iraq_war (5054 words)

	Military News - Veteran News: Iraqis Volunteering in Record Numbers Since Saddam's Capture
		Cordon-and-knock operations in west Mosul netted 10 enemy personnel, including a former Fedayeen Saddam paramilitary group member with ties to the militant Wahabi group.
		The operation, Kimmitt said, is designed to kill or capture former regime elements and destroy their operational cells.
		Ivy Blizzard is also aimed at helping legitimate authorities in the city in repairing infrastructure, funding quality-of-life improvements and stimulating the economy to empower the local government.
	www.militaryconnections.com /story.cfm?textnewsid=712 (1110 words)

	Print Article: Ten killed in tanker blast as rebels continue strikes
		They included a man who they said was the financier and leader of one of the cells behind the violent campaign against the US occupation.
		Working with Iraqi security forces, the US 4th Infantry Division, based in Tikrit, mounted Operation Ivy Blizzard, in which they encircled Samara before they used sledgehammers and small explosives to force doors in a house-by-house search of the town.
		Most of the arrests were made at the home of Qais Hattam, described by a US spokeswoman as a "mid-level manager" of the resistance.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/12/17/1071337033245.html (564 words)

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