By Spc. Alexis Harrison
2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – It doesn’t rain often in Iraq. When it does, the ground turns to a sloppy mess of mud that attaches itself to anything it comes in contact.
Despite being rained on and covered in mud up to their ankles, Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, braved more than the weather to make sure “Operation Gladiator” was a success. Not just for them, but for the locals counting on the businesses and shops to reopen.
The operation centered its effort in the ever-dangerous Al Doura marketplace in central Baghdad, the site for almost a third of the murders accounted for in the capital city. Soldiers from 2-12 have already been patrolling the streets for several weeks, and they’ve already had their share of adversity.
Dozens of roadside bombs, mortar attacks and small-arms fire fights have erupted in the same area where hundreds of businesses used to be.
However, despite the dangerous conditions, the infantry battalion rose to the challenge.
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(Photo: During a sweep of the Al Doura market, Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, find a man and his family still living in one of the buildings. The family was one of two found during Operation “Gladiator,” which swept the market to root out any insurgent activity.)
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