Operation Sayeed

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 November 11, 2005.
Date July 2005–December 22, 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
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]

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. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003-2006, p. 105
2. ^ 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" (PDF). History Division, United States Marine Corps: Pages 94–107. 
• Al-Anbar Awakening: U.S. Marines and Counterinsurgency in Iraq, 2004-2009. Volume 1: American Perspectives, Pages 101-106
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