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August 7, 2005 Release Number: 05-08-12 OPERATION ABLE WARRIOR NETS MORE THAN 40 TERRORISTS BAGHDAD, Iraq - Task Force Baghdad Soldiers conducted Operation Able Warrior to defeat terror cells operating west of the Baghdad International Airport in the early morning hours of Aug. 4. In less than three hours, Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conducted a series of simultaneous attacks and captured 41 suspected terrorists, including three foreign fighters. “We went out and did what we set out to do - this was a picture-perfect mission,” said Lt. Col. Steve McCorkle,...

Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, check a tunnel and culvert under the road for signs of enemy presence on Friday in Rawah, Iraq. The soldiers have undergone intense attacks ranging from small arms fire to suicide bombings since their arrival to the region three weeks ago. (James J. Lee, Army Times)

Task Force Baghdad Soldiers conducted Operation Able Warrior to defeat terror cells operating west of the Baghdad International Airport in the early-morning hours of Aug. 4. In less than three hours, Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conducted a series of simultaneous attacks and captured 41 suspected terrorists, including three foreign fighters. "We went out and did what we set out to do—this was a picture-perfect mission," said Lt. Col. Steve McCorkle, commander of 2nd Bn., 121st Inf. Reg. from Warner Robins, Ga. Operation Able Warrior was conducted in order to disrupt...