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NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 March 21, 2004Release Number: 04-03-42 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Update on Operation Iron Promise, Day 3 BAGHDAD, Iraq - In day three of Operation Iron Promise, Task Force 1st Armored Division continues to target known enemy locations and aggressively carry out cordon and search operations looking for Former Regime Elements and other extremists who pose a threat to the Iraqi people and stand in the way of a new Iraq. The Task Force completed three offensive missions in support of Operation...

Operation Iron Promise Begins BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force 1st Armored Division and Iraqi Security Forces launched Operation Iron Promise early Wednesday to defeat domestic and international extremists. The operation supports the emerging Iraqi Government and demonstrates the Task Forces’ commitment to the people of Baghdad throughout the transfer of authority with the 1st Cavalry Division. Operation Iron Promise is a city-wide operation involving members of the Iraqi Police Service, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, the Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces. “We will remain on the offensive against extremists, former regime members, terrorists and criminals who are operating against...