ðə tˈæsk ɡˈɪvən tə ðə dᵻvˈɪʒən dˈeɪɡt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kəmpˈoʊzd ʌv jˈuːnɪts dɹˈɔːn fɹʌm mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɹˈɛdʒɪmənts, wʌzðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈæl sɐlmˈɑːn ˈɛɹ bˈeɪs sˌʌm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti kˌeɪˈɛm ɪnsˈaɪd ɪɹˈæki tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, pˈæsɪŋ θɹuː tˈuː ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪvz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd "ɹˈɑːtʃeɪmbˌoʊ" ænd "tʃˈeɪmboːɹd".
The task given to the Division Daguet, which was composed of units drawn from more than 25 regiments, was the capture of the Al Salman Air Base some 150 km inside Iraqi territory, passing through two intermediate objectives designated "Rochambeau" and "Chambord".