The Liberation of Baqubah by Joe Kline
Size 20" x 28."
The Liberation of Baqubah shows the campaign of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment (1-12 CAV), 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from October 2006 to December 2007 to take back Baqubah, the capital of Diyala Province, Iraq, from the insurgency. Signed by the artist. Deployed to Diyala Province, Iraq in September 2006 with 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. 1-12 CAV assumed an area of operations of over 300 square kilometers. The battalion pursued an aggressive campaign of counter-insurgency operations focused on securing the war torn provincial capitol. Determined to strike at the heart of the insurgency, 1-12 CAV established permanent combat outposts in the most dangerous parts of Baqubah: Buhriz, Khatoon, Old Baqubah and Tahrir. From these outpost 1-12 CAV conducted aggressive, near-continuous combat operations to destroy the insurgency. The Liberation of Baqubah was in keeping with the proud history of the 12th Cavalry Regiment.