Operation Desert Shield (Iraq)
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al-Qaeda had nothing to do with this and Desert Shield/Storm were US operations.
About as accurate as Fox News.
A 2006 operation by the Iraqi insurgency
, Operation Desert Shield was planned in December 2005 as a push against American troops in the Iraq War hoping to destabilize their position in the Anbar province over the following six months.
The planning of the operation wasn't discovered by Americans until documents captured after the death of Faris Abu Azzam were finally translated, and revealed the details of the operation. The army said the documents surprised them, showing that the insurgents had a "pretty robust command and control system".
On January 7, a two-page memo suggested that those insurgents who had infiltrated American bases be asked to reconnaissance the physical area and send back reports to help select potential targets. It also suggested that ammunition caches be placed in advance of the attacks, that only soldiers who had pledged their willingness to die in battle should be sent, and that they first be trained in a series of rehearsed mock battles.
A later memo was drafted, which contained the names of the American bases that could potentially be assaulted - including a list of weapons each target would require, including explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and Katyusha rockets.
At the suggestion of the unnamed security chairman, it was decided that operational security required the project to move ahead on a need to know
basis, letting individual brigade commanders believe their orders were isolated attacks and not know about their over-arcing strategy.
al-Qaeda had nothing to do with this and Desert Shield/Storm were US operations.
About as accurate as Fox News.
A 2006 operation by the Iraqi insurgency
Iraqi insurgency
The Iraqi Resistance is composed of a diverse mix of militias, foreign fighters, all-Iraqi units or mixtures opposing the United States-led multinational force in Iraq and the post-2003 Iraqi government...
, Operation Desert Shield was planned in December 2005 as a push against American troops in the Iraq War hoping to destabilize their position in the Anbar province over the following six months.
The planning of the operation wasn't discovered by Americans until documents captured after the death of Faris Abu Azzam were finally translated, and revealed the details of the operation. The army said the documents surprised them, showing that the insurgents had a "pretty robust command and control system".
Phase I. January-March 2006
The first phase, scheduled from January through March 2006, focused on isolating American targets by attacking supply convoys, destroying bridges and restricting the ability of helicopters to provide support.On January 7, a two-page memo suggested that those insurgents who had infiltrated American bases be asked to reconnaissance the physical area and send back reports to help select potential targets. It also suggested that ammunition caches be placed in advance of the attacks, that only soldiers who had pledged their willingness to die in battle should be sent, and that they first be trained in a series of rehearsed mock battles.
A later memo was drafted, which contained the names of the American bases that could potentially be assaulted - including a list of weapons each target would require, including explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and Katyusha rockets.
At the suggestion of the unnamed security chairman, it was decided that operational security required the project to move ahead on a need to know
Need to know
The term "need to know", when used by government and other organizations , describes the restriction of data which is considered very sensitive...
basis, letting individual brigade commanders believe their orders were isolated attacks and not know about their over-arcing strategy.