Operation Northern Delay
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Operation Northern Delay occurred on 26 March 2003 as part of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. It involved dropping paratroopers into Northern Iraq. It was the last large-scale combat parachute operation conducted by the U.S. military since Operation Just Cause.[1]
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Operation Northern Delay | |||||||
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Part of the invasion of Iraq | |||||||
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United States United Kingdom | Iraq | ||||||
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1,000+ <40 | Unknown |
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