Operation_Scorpion Knowpia

Operation Scorpion
	Part of the Iraq War
Date	24 March 2006 – 25 March 2006
Location	Kirkuk, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq35°28′0″N 44°19′0″E / 35.46667°N 44.31667°E
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States; Iraq;	Iraqi insurgents; Mujahideen Shura Council; Al-Qaeda in Iraq;
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None reported	52 detained
	Kirkuk class=notpageimage\| Location of Kirkuk within Iraq

Operation Scorpion was a joint United States–Iraqi air assault offensive targeting insurgents near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. It was led by an Iraqi command and targeted 8 villages in the area.^[1] By the end of the operation, around 52 suspected insurgents were detained.

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^ Petersen, Roger D. Death, Dominance, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention. United States, Oxford University Press, 2024. 290.

[1] Petersen, Roger D. Death, Dominance, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention. United States, Oxford University Press, 2024. 290.

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