Operation Bayonet Lightning

United States Army soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, pull security on the streets of Al Hawijah, Iraq, during Operation Bayonet Lighting.

Date	2 December 2003
Location	Al Hawijah, Iraq
Result	Capture of suspected anti-coalition forces and weapons caches.

Belligerents

United States

Iraq

Iraqi insurgency

Strength

1,200 soldiers

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

Operation Bayonet Lightning was a military operation during the early stages of the Iraq War, that was held to capture weapons, materials, and people who posed a threat against coalition forces. The joint operation between Iraq and the United States, lasted approximately 16 hours, and was conducted on 2 December 2003. 1,200 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the 4th Infantry Division, and Iraqi military participated. Operation Bayonet Lightning was concentrated on Al Hawija, Iraq, and the village of Rashad, Iraq, sixty kilometers, or thirty-seven miles, to the south of Kirkuk, Iraq.

Overview

During Operation Bayonet Lightning, coalition forces located and confiscated sixty-two AK-47 assault rifles, two hundred rounds of AK-47 ammunition, one rocket propelled grenade launcher and two improvised explosive device-making kits.

Twenty six individuals were captured, including three targeted individuals, Saad Mohammed ad-Douri, the private secretary of Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri, and Hamid Saad, a senior official of Saddam Hussein's former ruling Ba'ath Party in charge of youth and student affairs, and a former general of the disbanded Iraqi Army.

Operation Bayonet Lightning followed Operation Rifles Blitz and was followed by Operation Bulldog Mammoth.

External links

Defend America News

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See also	Iraq Invasion Post Invasion Iraq Operations - Chronological Timeline Insurgent attacks Casualties

Iraq War (2003–11)

Background	Lead-up Disarmament crisis Yellowcake uranium WMD claims Rationale US popular opinion Hussein interview Biological weapons

Invasion	Preparations Multi-National Force Timeline Battle of Nasiriyah Invasion of Baghdad Debecka Pass Firdos Square statue Mission Accomplished speech WMD investigation Coalition Provisional Authority

Key events	Invasion (2003) Execution of Saddam Hussein (2006) Anbar Province (2003–11) Insurgency (2003–11) Post-invasion insurgency (2003–06) Sectarian violence (2006–07) U.S. withdrawal (2007–11)

Aftermath	Post-withdrawal insurgency (2011–14) Military intervention against ISIL (2014–present) Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)

Reactions	Views on the invasion Legitimacy of the invasion Opposition Protests Criticism United Nations Governmental positions

Controversies	Baghdad Museum looting (2003) Fallujah killings (2003) Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse (2004) Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre (2004) Haditha killings (2005) Mahmudiyah killings (2006) Ishaqi incident (2006) Baghdad airstrike (2007) Blackwater Baghdad shootings (2007) Iraq War documents leak (2010)

Impact	Refugees Duelfer Report Damage to Baghdad Iraq Interim Governing Council Aid and Investment Economic reform Financial cost Casualties Chilcot Inquiry Human rights

Lists	Coalition military operations Bombings Aviation shootdowns and accidents Associated people

Timeline	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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Operation Bayonet Lightning

Overview

See also

Iraq War-related articles

Iraq-related articles

Terrorism and insurgency-related articles

Casualties-related articles

External links