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  • Operation Phantom Phoenix air strikes take out al-Qaeda training area

    01/17/2008 7:32:04 PM PST · by mdittmar · 15 replies · 1,582+ views
    Multi-National Corps – Iraq ^ | January 18, 2008 | Sgt. Jason Stadel, 2nd BCT, 3rd Inf. Div. PAO
    BAGHDAD – Air strikes dropped 10,000 pounds of munitions Jan. 16 on bunkers in Arab Jabour used by al-Qaeda as training sites for new recruits.Intelligence led the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. to the location of the AQI bunkers. Air Force B-1 Bombers dropped 19 GBU-31s on the site.“This operation maintains the momentum of Operation Thunderbolt by denying enemy sanctuaries and enemy caches, ultimately downgrading their capabilities,” said Maj. James Wilburn, daytime chief of operations, 2nd BCT, 3rd Inf. Div.South of Zambraniyah, Soldiers from the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regt., 4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div....