Operation Tyr (July 2004)

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The 4th Infantry Brigade launched Operation Tyr in Tikrit primarily as a show of force to deter terrorist and anti-coalition forces. The 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment destroyed a series of stationary targets without risk of civilian casualties but with high visibility. Troops also destroyed Iraqi tanks using high explosive munitions. No one was reported injured in the operation.

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Operation Tyr (July 2004)

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