Operation New Market

Conservative Thoughts ^ | May 25, 2005 | John Kuethe

[Wrangler22]

In the wake of the resounding success of Operation Matador, American forces have launched a new offensive Haditha, Iraq. More than 1,000 troops have descended on this city, on the Euphrates River, in the troubled Anbar province. Like Operation Matador, this offensive is aimed at uprooting insurgents who have killed more than 620 people since a new Iraqi government was announced on April 28.

The new offensive, is called Operation New Market, will focus on this city of about 90,000 people. Earlier this month insurgents launched a multistage attack from a Haditha hospital, killing four U.S. troops in an ambush that included a suicide car bomber, a roadside bomb, and gunfire from fortified positions in the hospital, which was partially destroyed in the attack. According to initial reports, three insurgents were killed during fierce gun battles that broke out after U.S. forces entered this town before dawn, Marine Capt. Christopher Toland told an Associated Press reporter embedded with U.S. forces.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for post. Guess it has already been announce a few times at this site.