Operation Northern Delay

Operation Northern Delay
Part of the invasion of Iraq
Date 26 March 2003 Location Bashur Airfield, Erbil Governorate, Iraq Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
United States  United Kingdom	Iraq
Strength
1,000+ <40	Unknown

Operation Northern Delay occurred on 26 March 2003 as part of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. It involved dropping paratroopers into Northern Iraq. It was the last large-scale combat parachute operation conducted by the U.S. military since Operation Just Cause.^[1]