Operation Sayeed

Part of Al Anbar campaign and Iraq War

U.S. Marine Lcpl. Raphael Hernandez, and Iraqi Army soldiers watch over the surrounding streets from a rooftop in Karabilah, Iraq, during Operation Steel Curtain on 11 November 2005.

Date	July 2005–22 December 2005
Location	Hit, Haditha, Husaybah, and al-Qaim: Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Result	U.S. tactical victory

Belligerents

United States

Multi-National Forces West

Republic of Iraq

New Iraqi Army
Iraqi Police

Iraqi Insurgency

al-Qaeda in Iraq

Ba'ath Party Loyalists

Commanders and leaders

Sulaiman Khalid Darwaish (AQI leader in Qaim, killed Jul 2005)

Casualties and losses

United States
54 killed, 324 wounded^[1] Republic of Iraq

16 killed, 89 wounded^[1]

757 insurgents killed, 64 wounded, 2,308 detained^[1]

Battles and operations of the Iraq War in Anbar Province

Fallujah killings Desert Scorpion Ramadan 2003 Spring 2004 Blackwater Ambush 1st Fallujah 1st Ramadi Husaybah 2nd Fallujah Abu Ghraib Sayeed Matador Hit Quick Strike Steel Curtain Haditha killings Desert Shield Ramadi Bombing 2nd Ramadi Ramadan 2006 Al Majid Alljah Donkey Island 2008 AQI Offensive Karmah Bombing Abu Kamal 2009 AQI Offensive

Operation Sayeed was a series of operations conducted in western Anbar Province by the United States Marine Corps in 2005. It was an umbrella operation, consisting of at least 11 named operations between July 2005 to December 2005. The purpose was to drive Al Qaeda in Iraq forces from the Western Euphrates River Valley. Some parts of Operation Sayeed were Operation Steel Curtain and Operation Iron Fist.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003-2006, p. 105
↑ Al-Anbar Awakening: U.S. Marines and Counterinsurgency in Iraq, 2004-2009. Volume 1: American Perspectives, p. 105

External links

Estes, Kenneth (2009). "U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003-2006". History Division, United States Marine Corps (PDF)|format= requires |url= (help): Pages 94–107. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
Al-Anbar Awakening: U.S. Marines and Counterinsurgency in Iraq, 2004-2009. Volume 1: American Perspectives, Pages 101-106
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