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    Operation Eagle Curtain (November 2003)

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    The 101st Airborne Division initiated Operation Eagle Curtain in Northern Iraq which reportedly incorporated intelligence-based raids. Troops participated in 311 patrols, four cordon and knock operations, and eventually detained eight individuals.
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