Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 3rd ACR, provide security during Operation Sabre Pursuit in eastern Diyala.
Date
29 July 2008 – 11 August 2008 (first phase)[1]
Location
Diyala, Iraq
Result
U.S.-Iraqi Victory
Belligerents
United States Iraq
Islamic state of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling
Basem al Safaah (POW)
Strength
50,000 Iraqi soldiers and police 3,000 U.S. soldiers
Unknown
Casualties and losses
51 security forces killed[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] 7 Sons of Iraq killed[11][12][13]
15 killed,[2][4][5][14] 800 captured[15]
At least 70 civilians killed[5][6][8][13][16][17][18]
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1st Baghdad
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2004
‡ 1st Erbil
‡ Ashoura
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1st Mosul
4th Baghdad
5th Baghdad
Karbala & Najaf
1st Baqubah
Kufa
Marez
2005
Suwaira bombing
‡ 1st Al Hillah
2nd Erbil
‡ Musayyib
6th Baghdad
‡ 7th Baghdad
1st Balad
Khanaqin
2006
‡ Karbala-Ramadi
1st Samarra
8th Baghdad
9th Baghdad
‡ 10th Baghdad
2007
11th Baghdad
12th Baghdad
‡ 13th Baghdad
14th Baghdad
15th Baghdad
‡ 2nd Al Hillah
‡ 1st Tal Afar
16th Baghdad
17th Baghdad
2nd & 3rd Karbala
2nd Mosul
‡ 18th Baghdad
Makhmour
Abu Sayda
2nd Samarra
19th Baghdad
‡ Amirli
1st Kirkuk
20th Baghdad
21st Baghdad
§ Qahtaniya
Amarah
2008
22nd Baghdad
2nd Balad
23rd Baghdad
4th Karbala
24th Baghdad
Karmah
2nd Baqubah
Dujail
Balad Ruz
2009
25th Baghdad
26th Baghdad
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Taza
27th Baghdad
2nd Kirkuk
2nd Tal Afar
‡ 28th Baghdad
‡ 29th Baghdad
‡ 30th Baghdad
2010
31st Baghdad
32nd Baghdad
3rd Baqubah
33rd Baghdad
34th Baghdad
35th Baghdad
‡ 1st Pan-Iraq
36th Baghdad
37th Baghdad
2nd Pan-Iraq
38th Baghdad
39th Baghdad
‡ 40th Baghdad
2011
41st Baghdad
‡ 3rd Pan-Iraq
Karbala-Baghdad
42nd Baghdad
Tikrit
3rd Al Hillah
3rd Samarra
Al Diwaniyah
Taji
4th Pan-Iraq
43rd Baghdad
4th Karbala
44th Baghdad
2nd Basra
45th Baghdad
Operation Augurs of Prosperity (Arabic: Bashaer al-Kheir[1]) was an Iraqi operation against insurgents in Diyala, north-east of Baghdad. The operation was launched on 29 July 2008 by elements of at least three Iraqi Army divisions, with four U.S. armored cavalry squadrons from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in support. The U.S. led operation was designated Operation Iron Pursuit and consisted of three sub-operations: Sabre Pursuit, Eagle Pursuit and Bastogne Pursuit.
According to the Iraqi Ministry of Defence, the first phase of the operation was concluded on 11 August. Major-General Mohammed al-Askari reported that the Iraqi security forces had achieved half of the goals set for the operation. Al-Askari reported that 800 suspects had been arrested, including 42 Islamic State of Iraq leaders.[1]
^ abc"Security Operations: Iraqi Maj. Gen. al-Askari, Brig. Gen. Perkins, Aug. 13". Multi-National Force Iraq. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
^ ab"Saturday: 2 U.S. Soldiers, 28 Iraqis Killed; 22 Iraq Wounded - Antiwar.com". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^"Sunday: 1 US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed; 113 Iraqis Wounded - Antiwar.com". Antiwar.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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