CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Approximately 200 Iraqi Army soldiers and 250 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (2-BCT) concluded Operation Asad (Lions) in the Tammim area of Ar Ramadi today.As a result of Lions, 20 suspected insurgents were detained by Iraqi Army soldiers and 2-BCT soldiers.Lions is the third in a series of disruption operations that aimed to capture or kill AQI insurgents in the Ramadi area and deny them the ability to influence the Iraqi people there. Operations Panthers and Bruins denied AQI insurgents the ability to operate in northern Ar Ramadi. These operations, paired with operations west of Ar Ramadi, are effectively disrupting AQI insurgents across Al Anbar and are creating an environment conducive to free and fair elections Dec. 15.