''Operation Bull Run'' was a 48-hour-long

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operation during the

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that began on 24 June 2007 in Al Dura'iya. A joint operation between the

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's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry of the 3rd Heavy Brigade and the Iraqi National Police and

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, the operation netted four to seven captured

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and two killed.Operation Bull Run
from Global Security Retrieved 16 May 2008''Operation Bull Run disrupts insurgent operations''
press release by

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Official News Site. Retrieved 16 May 2008 Launched from Forward Operating Base Hammer, it formed part of ''

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'', clearing insurgent sanctuaries to the southeast of

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, and in addition to the insurgents killed and captured, it liberated three separate caches of artillery rounds,

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s and

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, along with

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and

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s. On 27 June 2007, following the conclusion of the operation the previous day, the Official News Website for ''

'' released a news bulletin on ''Operation Bull Run''.

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''Operation Bull Run disrupts insurgent operations''
press release by

Official News Site.
Operation Bull Run
from Global Security {{DEFAULTSORT:Bull Run Operation Phantom Thunder June 2007 in Iraq Babylon Governorate in the Iraq War