Operation Planet X

Part of The War on Terrorism,
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Date	Early 15 May 2003
Location	a village near Ad Dawr and Al Dur, 11 miles (18 km) south of Tikrit, Iraq
Result	Gen. Mahdi Al-Duri Al-Tikrit Adil Abdallah was captured along 260 other prisoners, his bodyguards and members of his family

Belligerents

Timeline

Invasion (2003)

Post-invasion insurgency (2003–06)

Sectarian violence (2006–07)

Insurgency (2008–11)

Insurgent attacks of the
Iraq War

‡ indicates attacks resulting in over 100 deaths
§ indicates the deadliest attack in the Iraq War
This list only includes major attacks.

2003: 1st Baghdad; 2nd Baghdad; Najaf; 3rd Baghdad; 1st Nasiriyah; 1st Karbala

2004: ‡ 1st Erbil; ‡ Ashoura; 1st Basra; Mosul (2004); 4th Baghdad; 5th Baghdad; Karbala-Najaf; 1st Baqubah; Kufa; FOB 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; Mosul (2007); ‡ 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; Baghdad-Muqdadiyah; 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

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Planet X was a US Army mechanized raid conducted on a village near Ad Dawr and Al Dur, 11 miles (18 km) north of Tikrit on the night of 15 May 2003 by elements of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, U.S. 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse in search of Ba'ath party members and militants.

The name of the operation may have been inspired by the cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.

As a result of this effort a key member of the former regime, Gen. Mahdi Al-Duri Al-Tikrit Adil Abdallah was captured along with 260 other prisoners, his bodyguards and members of his family.

US fighting forces involved roughly 500 soldiers, 18 M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 12 artillery pieces, 30 HMMWVs, and 6 patrol boats.

Military Units Involved

US forces reported to be involved were

1st Brigade Combat Team, U.S. 4th Infantry Division
Task Force Ironhorse
1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

Iraqi Units involved

4th Battalion, 1st Iraqi Army
2nd Battalion, 3rd Iraqi Army

Casualties

No US, Coalition or Iraqi casualties or deaths were reported during the operation.

References

Statistics source: GlobalSecurity.org: Operation Planet X

2003 Iraq war Operations

2003 Operations	Iraqi Freedom Abiline Airborne Dragon All American Tiger Antica Babilonia (Ancient Babylon) Arrowhead Blizzard Bayonet Lightning Boothill Bulldog Mammoth Catalyst Chamberlain Choke Hold Clear Area Desert Scorpion Desert Snowplough Desert Thrust Devil Siphon Eagle Curtain Falconer Gratitude Industrial Sweep Iron Bullet Iron Force Iron Grip Iron Hammer Iron Justice Ivy Blizzard Ivy Cyclone Ivy Cyclone II Ivy Lightning Ivy Needle Ivy Serpent Longstreet Mandarin Squeeze Northern Delay OK Corral Option North Overcoat Panther Backroads Panther Squeeze Peninsula Strike Planet X Red Dawn Rifles Blitz Rifles Fury Rifle Sweep Salm Santa Strike Scorpion Sting Sidewinder Silverado Soda Mountain Spartan Scorpion Sweeny Telic Tiger Clean Sweep Tyr Whitehouse

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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