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The mission that captured Saddam Hussein was called "[[Operation Red Dawn]]". It was planned and carried out by the JSOC's Delta Force and SAD/SOG teams (together called [[Task Force 121]]). The operation eventually included around 600 soldiers from the 1st Brigade of the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]].<ref name="Iraq War 2004">'Black ops' shine in Iraq War, VFW Magazine, Feb, 2004, Tim Dyhouse.</ref><ref>"Saddam 'caught like a rat' in a hole". CNN. December 15, 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/14/sprj.irq.saddam.operation/index.html?iref=newssearch.</ref>  Special operations troops probably numbered around 40. Much of the publicity and credit for the capture went to the 4th Infantry Division soldiers, but CIA and JSOC were the driving force.  "Task Force 121 were actually the ones who pulled Saddam out of the hole" said Robert Andrews, former deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. "They can't be denied a role anymore."<ref name="Iraq War 2004"/>

The mission that captured Saddam Hussein was called "[[Operation Red Dawn]]". It was planned and carried out by the JSOC's Delta Force and SAD/SOG teams (together called [[Task Force 121]]). The operation eventually included around 600 soldiers from the 1st Brigade of the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]].<ref name="Iraq War 2004">'Black ops' shine in Iraq War, VFW Magazine, Feb, 2004, Tim Dyhouse.</ref><ref>"Saddam 'caught like a rat' in a hole". CNN. December 15, 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/14/sprj.irq.saddam.operation/index.html?iref=newssearch.</ref>  Special operations troops probably numbered around 40. Much of the publicity and credit for the capture went to the 4th Infantry Division soldiers, but CIA and JSOC were the driving force.  "Task Force 121 were actually the ones who pulled Saddam out of the hole" said Robert Andrews, former deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. "They can't be denied a role anymore."<ref name="Iraq War 2004"/>

CIA paramilitary units continued to team up with the JSOC in Iraq and in 2007 the combination created a lethal force many credit with having a major impact in the success of "[[the Surge]]". They did this by killing or capturing many of the key al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq.<ref name='Woodward 2008'>Woodward, Bob. (2008) The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006–2008. Simon and Schuster</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://us.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/09/iraq.secret/index.html |publisher=CNN | accessdate=March 30, 2010 | title=Secret killing program is key in Iraq, Woodward says | date=September 9, 2008}}</ref>  In a [[CBS]] [[60 Minutes]] interview, [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning journalist [[Bob Woodward]] described a new special operations capability that allowed for this success. This capability was developed by the joint teams of CIA and JSOC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_3VpOEkzM |title=‪Bob Woodward "60 Minutes" Highlights‬‏ |publisher=YouTube |date=September 7, 2008 |accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref> Several senior U.S. officials stated that the "joint efforts of JSOC and CIA paramilitary units was the most significant contributor to the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq".<ref name='Woodward 2008'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104561441 |title=New U.S. Commander In Afghanistan To Be Tested |publisher=NPR |accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>  The CIA's Phoneix Program played a similar role in decimating Viet Cong insurgents during the Vietnam war.

CIA paramilitary units continued to team up with the JSOC in Iraq and in 2007 the combination created a lethal force many credit with having a major impact in the success of "[[the Surge]]". They did this by killing or capturing many of the key al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq.<ref name='Woodward 2008'>Woodward, Bob. (2008) The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006–2008. Simon and Schuster</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://us.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/09/iraq.secret/index.html |publisher=CNN | accessdate=March 30, 2010 | title=Secret killing program is key in Iraq, Woodward says | date=September 9, 2008}}</ref>  In a [[CBS]] ''[[60 Minutes]]'' interview, [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning journalist [[Bob Woodward]] described a new special operations capability that allowed for this success. This capability was developed by the joint teams of CIA and JSOC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_3VpOEkzM |title=‪Bob Woodward "60 Minutes" Highlights‬‏ |publisher=YouTube |date=September 7, 2008 |accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref> Several senior U.S. officials stated that the "joint efforts of JSOC and CIA paramilitary units was the most significant contributor to the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq".<ref name='Woodward 2008'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104561441 |title=New U.S. Commander In Afghanistan To Be Tested |publisher=NPR |accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>  The CIA's Phoneix Program played a similar role in decimating Viet Cong insurgents during the Vietnam war.

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