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    Operation Devil Thrust (March 2004)

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    Operation Devil Thrust is the first major operation of the 1st Brigade Combat Team?s yearlong campaign in Iraq. The operation consists of three phases. The first phase is surveillance and reconnaissance. The surveillance part of the operation will also allow coalition forces to identify former regime loyalists and hostile forces.

    The second phase is combat operations.

    The last phase of Operation Devil Thrust is stabilization.
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    1862: The Confederates abandon the city of Corinth.

    1864: Confederates attack at Bethesda Church, Virginia.

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