Operation Dagger

Operation Dagger took place in the southern Lake Tharthar region, in Al Anbar province and was conducted by the Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division.

The mission, which was to locate hidden weapons caches and enemy sanctuaries, was a failure. The mission followed Operation Spear, a similar operation.

v t e 2005 Iraq war Operations

2005 Operations	Able Rising Force Able Warrior Attleboro (Iraq) Badlands Big Dig Block Party Block Party II Bow Country Bowie Bruins Bull Dawg Chariot Carentan Centaur Showdown Checkmate Chepultepec Clear Decision Cobweb (MND-CS) Copperas Cove Cyclone Dagger Demon Digger Doctor Dragons Breath Dunlap East Lansing Flea Flicker Fontana Great Lakes Green Trident Grey Wolf II Hedgehog Hudson Hunter Iron Fist Iron Hammer Joint Venture Kennesaw Dragon Keystone Sweep Knockout Lanthonid Liberty Express Lightning Lions Matador Mongoose Moon Moon River Dragon Mountaineers Moving Forward Muthana Strike National Unity Neighborhood Watch New Market Open Window Panthers(Numur) Peninsula (MND-CS) Pitchfork Quickstrike Rams Restoring Rights River Blitz River Gate River Walk San Juan Saratoga Scimitar Scrimmage Seahorse Shadyville Shank Skinner Spear (Romhe) Spider Web Squeeze Play Steel Curtain Strategic Separation Swashbuckle Sword Therapist Thunder Tigers (Numur) Uhasar Unforgiven Vacant City Warrior's Rage White Shield Wolf Stalk 2 Woodstock

See also	Iraq Invasion Post-invasion Iraq Operations – Chronological Timeline Terrorist attacks Casualties

v t e Iraq War

Prior events	Disarmament crisis WMD claims Rationale Popular opinion Public relations February interview Biological weapons

Invasion	Preparations Multi-National Force Timeline Battle of Nasiriyah Invasion of Baghdad Debecka Pass Firdos Square statue Mission Accomplished Speech WMD investigation Coalition Provisional Authority

Key events	Invasion Anbar Province Execution of Saddam Hussein Insurgency Post-invasion insurgency Civil war (2006-2008) U.S. withdrawal Post-withdrawal insurgency

Opinions	Opposition Protests Criticism Legitimacy United Nations International community Associated people

Controversy	2003 Baghdad Museum looting Fallujah killings 2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre 2005 Haditha killings 2006 Mahmudiyah killings Ishaqi incident 2007 Baghdad airstrike Blackwater Baghdad shootings 2010 Iraq War documents leak

Impact	Refugees Duelfer Report Damage to Baghdad Iraq Interim Governing Council Aid and Investment Economic reform Financial cost Casualties Chilcot Inquiry Human rights

Timeline	Military operations Insurgent attacks Aircraft losses 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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