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• On January 10, 2007, President George W. Bush announced that a new surge of American troops would be deployed to the Iraq War to suppress insurgent activity and provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.The White House: President's Address to the Nation (January 10, 2007)

• Fast Facts

  1. Also called "The New Way Forward"
  2. Committed over 20,000 new troops to IraqThe White House: President's Address to the Nation (January 10, 2007)
  3. A majority of surge troops were deployed to BaghdadThe White House: President's Address to the Nation (January 10, 2007)
  4. Plan was criticized for further stretching already thin U.S. military resources
  5. Surge reached height of 168,000 troops in September, 2007GlobalSecurity.org: US Ground Forces End Strength
  6. George W. Bush announced on September 12, 2007 that troops would be reduced to pre-surge levels by mid-2008Associated Free Press: Bush orders partial Iraq pull-out, citing 'measure of success' (September 12, 2007)

• Surge Operations

  1. Operation Phantom Thunder: American troops' participation in surge operationsMulti-National Force - Iraq: MNC-I conducts Operation Phantom Thunder
  2. Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (the Baghdad Security Plan): Iraqi troops' pursuit of Al Qaeda cells and other armed militiasMulti-National Force - Iraq: MNC-I conducts Operation Phantom Thunder

• End of Surge Announcement

  On September 13, 2007, President George W. Bush announced during a televised speech that over 5,700 troops would be removed without replacement by the end of the year. The number of deployed soldiers would be back to the pre-surge total of about 130,000.Associated Free Press: Bush orders partial Iraq pull-out, citing 'measure of success' (September 12, 2007)

• Surge's End In Sight

  On April 10, 2008, President Bush gave a speech announcing that all five remaining brigades deployed during the surge would be withdrawn by the end of July. Once removed from combat, the total number of deployed troops in Iraq would be 25% less than the year before.The White House: President Bush Discusses Iraq (April 10, 2008)

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  Iraq War | Iran | Iraqi Insurgent Coalition | Al Qaeda in Iraq | Sunni Islam | Shia Islam | Saddam Hussein | Nouri al-Maliki | John Negroponte | Iraqi Awakening Council | Suhaila Ali | Iraqi Bomb Blast

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