Lake Tharthar raid
The insurgents had planned to attack the city of Samarra, which was located some 55 kilometers (34 mi) east of the lake, with a large number of car bombs.As the multi-national force approached the suspected insurgent camp, the Iraqi contingent split in two groups, one to the west, closer to the lakeshore and one to the east.After 45 minutes of intense combat the Americans were running low on ammunition when two OH-58D helicopters arrived at the battle, led by 1LT Michael Hultquist.[4] With rocket and machine gun fire, the helicopters were able to break up the attack and force the insurgents to flee the area by boat.After entering the camp, U.S. forces found non-Iraqi passports, training publications, propaganda documents, weapons and ammunition.