The ring leader of a cell responsible for conducting improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil was captured by paratroopers south of Mahmudiyah, 11 July 2007. Operation Details The Paratroopers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted a raid named Operation Leyte Gulf and captured the cell leader and four of his lieutenants. The paratroopers also confiscated an AK47 automatic rifle with five magazines of ammunition, four hunting knives, and a set of binoculars. The cell members were detained for further questioning. The weapons and other materials were confiscated for use in the investigation. Participating Units American Units Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division; along with elements of B Company, 425th STB (Special Troops Battalion), 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. See also Iraq War List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War Terrorism Iraq Insurgency List of bombings during the Iraq War United States military casualties of war Post-traumatic stress disorder Iraq Body Count project Violence against academics in post-invasion Iraq References Leyte Gulf Military operations of the Iraq War in 2007 Military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States Military operations of the Iraq War involving Iraq