In the midst of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a tough U.S. Army squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew. What they find is the manticore, a mythic beast unleashed by a terrorist leader to protect the land from unwanted invaders. A lion with dragon's wings and a scorpion's tale, the manticore will give these soldiers the fight of their lives in this explosive combination of the war film and sci-fi adventure.