In spite of the friendly casualties, and again because of the combination of fast air and Javelin missiles (described by Sergeant First Class Antenori, a participant, as "worth its weight in gold"), light forces destroyed a significant number of armoured vehicles and forced the Iraqis to abandon eight T-55s and 16 APCs on the battlefield.38 In terms of conducting operations throughout the country, SOF contributed approximately 8 percent of the combat forces initially engaged in Iraq.39 Their operations, critical in the west and north, were no less key in the south and central sectors.
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