Operation Scorpion
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Operation Scorpion | |||||||||
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Part of the Post-invasion Iraq | |||||||||
[[Image:]] Operation Scorpion. |
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New Iraqi Army, US-led coalition | Al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi insurgents | ||||||||
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Iraq War |
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Invasion – Post-invasion (Insurgency – Civil War) |
Operation Scorpion was a joint U.S-Iraqi air assault offensive targeting insurgents near Kirkuk, Iraq. It was led by Iraqi command and targeted 8 villages in the area. 52 suspected insurgents were detained.