During American operations in Iraq, Operation Planet X was a large mechanized raid conducted on villages north of Tikrit on the night of 15 May, 2003 by elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. As a result of this effort a key member of the former regime, Gen. Mahdi Al-Duri Al-Tikrit Adil Abdallah was captured along with his bodyguards and members of his family.