James Dietz "Tipping Point" Iraq #204/500, 4 ID, 3ID, 2 SCR, 12th CAB

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The Tipping Point Image Size: 25" x 15"Overall Size: 31" x 21.5"COMES WITH JIM DIETZ CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITYThe Tipping PointSadr City had been under the control of radical cleric Muqtada Al Sadr and had been off limits to coalition forces by the Government of Iraq. This area of Baghdad allowed Shiite militias and Special Groups the ability to target the International Zone with indirect fire and established a safe zone for supporting terror and carrying out attacks against coalition forces and the citizens of Iraq. Following several indirect fire attacks against the IZ and attacks on coalition forces in March 2008, Task Force Striker (3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division) was ordered to eliminate Special Groups’ leadership and clear the enemy from the town of Sadr City and eliminate the indirect fire threat against the International Zone and Baghdad.Task Force Striker, led by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division included the following units: 1st Battalion, 68th Combined Arms Battalion; 1st Squadron, 2 Striker Cavalry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment; 64th Brigade Support Battalion, B Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment; A Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, and D Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, and C Company, read more