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Operation Panther Backroads
Date 10 December 2003 Location Lutafiyah Result 15 primary targets were captured with a total of 41 enemy personnel taken for questioning
Belligerents
United States New Iraqi Government	Iraqi insurgency
Commanders
	unknown
Strength
Not Reported	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	None

At 2:00 AM, on 10 December 2003, paratroopers from 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division with the assistance of Iraqi police conducted Operation Panther Squeeze.

[edit] Operation Details

Operation Panther Squeeze was a series of 18 raids in Lutafiyah to kill or capture individuals believed to be responsible for the attack against Spanish forces on Nov. 29, according to U.S. Central Command officials. The cooperation efforts between the coalition forces and Iraqi police contributed to the great success of this operation.

During the raids, 15 primary targets were captured with a total of 41 enemy personnel taken for questioning. Those captured included the cell leader Abu Abdullah, an intelligence officer, financier, and a doctor who treated terrorists so they can avoid treatment at local hospitals, and the actual attackers.

A vehicle was also confiscated that may have been used in the recent assassination of the Lutafiyah Police Chief. Since November 29th, we have been able to gather a significant amount of human intelligence in Lutafiyah.

Intelligence collection in the area prior to the attack against the Spaniards was very difficult, but now there are indications that terrorist activities are no longer tolerable to the average citizen there.

[edit] Participating Units

[edit] American Units

• 3rd Brigade, 82d Airborne Division
• 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division

[edit] Iraqi Units

• Iraqi Police

[edit] See also

[edit] War related Articles

• Iraq War
• Iraq Military Operations 2003 to Current - Alphabetical

[edit] Iraq Related Articles

• Iraq
• History of Iraq

[edit] Terrorism, Bombings and Insurgency Related

• Terrorism
• Iraq Insurgency
• Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003
• Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
• Terrorist attacks of the Iraq War

[edit] Casualties

• United States casualties of war
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Iraq Body Count project
• List of Coalition forces killed in Iraq in 2006
• Violence against academics in post-invasion Iraq

[edit] External links

• America News

Iraq War Portal

Iraq Portal