List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War

"Operation Aloha" redirects here. For the band, see Operation Aloha (band).

"Nordlicht" redirects here. For the Kriegsmarine ship, see SS Nordlicht.

"Operation Falcon Freedom" redirects here. For the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 enforcement operation in Libya of 2011 by Belgium, see Operation Freedom Falcon.

M1A1 Abrams pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq.

This is a list of known Coalition military operations of the Iraq War. As of July 2007, there were over 500 known named operations attributed to the ongoing conflict in Iraq. This is not a complete list, but it continues to grow as more operations occur or are identified.

Operations are initially listed alphabetically. These tables have a sort function built into them allowing the reader to sort by any column in ascending or descending order. If you want to sort, select the icon that looks like a sideways hourglass in the column header of the column you want to sort by.

2003

See also: 2003 and 2003 in Iraq

Though the initial war lasted for only 21 days the coalition soon found themselves fighting insurgent forces more and more often. Additionally, with the increasing use of guerilla tactics, suicide bombings and improvised explosive devices, just walking down the street became extremely dangerous. Upon completion of the initial conflict the coalition troops began counterinsurgency, humanitarian, security and various other types of operations in order to stabilize the country and make it safe for the Iraqi people. From the end of the initial war until the present day, these are the types of operations that coalition troops continue to complete in efforts to eliminate the insurgency and anti-coalition forces.

Surrender of Monafiqeen-e-Khalq

For more details on this topic, see Surrender of Monafiqeen-e-Khalq (2003).

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Iraqi Freedom	20030319	20100831	Iraq	U.S. invasion/war on terror in Iraq. Planned to end with the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops, and succeeded by Operation New Dawn (see 2010 below).
Operation Option North	2003????	2003????	Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency: Objective was to seize the city, the northern oil fields and several military airfields in the area
Operation Bastille	200209??	200303??	Throughout Iraq	Forward Presence: Was the code name for the operation to deploy force elements and prepare for possible combat operations in Iraq
Objective Buford	200303??	200303??	Bashur, near the city of	Security: Set up a perimeter and traffic checkpoints around an airfield, which has a runway 6,700 feet (2,000 m).
Operation Falconer	20030318	200306??	throughout Iraq	Contingency: Australian operations during the invasion of Iraq
Operation Antica Babilonia	20030715	20061201	Nasiriyah	Contingency: Italian peacekeeping mission in Nasiriyah
Battle of Umm Qasr	20030321	20030325	Umm Qasr	Battle: Was the first military confrontation in the Second Iraq War.
Battle of Nasiriyah	20030323	20030329	Nasiriyah	Battle: During the fighting 18 Marines and 11 soldiers were killed and about 50 were wounded, while the Iraqi resistance was crushed fairly rapidly thereafter.
Operation Northern Delay	20030326	20030326	Bashur Airfield	Security: Forced the Iraqi Army to maintain approximately six divisions in the area to protect its northern flank, providing strategic relief for Coalition Forces advancing on Baghdad
Battle of Baghdad (2003)	20030403	20030412	Baghdad	Battle: The invasion of the city commenced three days after Allied forces had secured the Baghdad airport
Battle of Debecka Pass	20030406	20030406	Debecka Pass	Battle: To secure a major crossroads near the village of Debecka
Operation Airborne Dragon	2003040	20030407	Bashur Airfield, northern Iraq	Contingency: Marked the beginning of the first expeditionary insertion of a U.S. armored force into combat by air.
Operation Planet X	20030515	20030515	A village near Ad Dawr and Al Dur, 11 mi (18 km) north of Tikrit	Contingency: American raid to capture Ba'athists
Operation Peninsula Strike	20030609	20030613	Balad	Contingency: American raid to capture Ba'athists.
Operation Desert Snowplough	20030612	20070803	Al-Qurna district North of Basra	Contingency: Codename for Danish operations under British command.
Operation Desert Scorpion (Iraq 2003)	20030615	20030629	Fallujah, from Kirkuk in the north to Taji in the south	Contingency: American raid to capture Ba'athists. (included a number of lesser operations such as Scorpion Sting, Spartan Scorpion and Rifles Scorpion)
Operation Spartan Scorpion	20030615	20030616	Throughout Iraq	Contingency: Consisted of nationwide raids designed to remove all remaining Ba'ath Party, non-compliant forces and paramilitary forces
Operation Scorpion Sting	20030616	20030616	the Thawra neighborhood of Baghdad	Contingency: Coalition soldiers found and confiscated three pistols, one rifle, two mortar rounds and detained 31 suspected criminals
Operation Sidewinder	20030629	20030707	a city about 20 kilometers east of al Taji	Contingency: Raids against suspected Hussein supporters. Was designed in support of Operation Desert Scorpion. It involved the 4th Infantry Division, who were tasked with securing highways.[1]
Operation Iron Bullet	200307??	200307??	Baghdad	Security: Was designed to collect dangerous ordinance and transport it out of the city where it can be safely handled or destroyed
Operation Tyr	200307??	200307??	Tikrit	Security: Destroyed a series of stationary targets without risk of civilian casualties but with high visibility. Was an assault conducted by the 4th Infantry Brigade in Tikrit, primarily as a show of force to deter terrorist and anti-coalition forces. The 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment destroyed a series of stationary targets without risk of civilian casualties but with high visibility. Troops also destroyed Iraqi tanks using high explosive munitions. No one was reported injured in the operation.
Operation Telic	20030711	Ongoing	throughout Iraq	Contingency: The codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted
Operation Ivy Serpent	20030712	20030721	a region along Highway 1 between the cities of Bayji, Huwayiah and Samarra	Counterinsurgency: Was a preemptive strike focused aggressively on non-compliant forces and former regime leaders who are planning attacks against coalition forces in an attempt to hinder coalition and Iraqi efforts in building a new Iraq. Was an American anti-insurgent sweep in Sallahadin and Diala provinces. It was conducted concurrently with Operation Soda Mountain. The operation was centered on a section of Highway 1 north of Baghdad near the towns of Bayji, Huwayiah, and Samarra. The American action was based on the Fourth Infantry Division whose insignia is ivy. This is a play on the Roman numeral "IV".
Operation Soda Mountain	20030712	20030717	throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: To increase reconnaissance and presence throughout the whole of Iraq to deter, disrupt and rapidly defeat attacks on coalition forces. Was a nationwide sweep by American and Coalition Forces against insurgents and remnants of the former regime conducted from 12–17 June 2003. As a result of this series of almost 150 raids, 62 Ba'athist leaders were captured and a large number of weapons seized. Simultaneously, humanitarian missions such as repairing and rebuilding public buildings were conducted. Conducted roughly concurrently with Operation Ivy Serpent.
Operation Catalyst	20030716	Ongoing	throughout Iraq	Humanitarian: Australian rehabilitation and reconstruction
Operation White House	20030716	20030716	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Troops of the 101st Airborne Division stormed the residence of Samir Abd Al-Aziz Al-Najim, the central Baath Party chairman for Baghdad
Operation Tapeworm	20030722	20030722	Mosul	Security and counterinsurgency: killing of Uday and Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein's sons[2]
Operation Ivy Lightning	20030812	20030812	Baghdad, Ain Lalin and Quara Tapa along the Jabal Hamrin Ridge north of the city	Counterinsurgency: A number of small weapons stores were uncovered. Was a raid conducted by elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. A number of small weapons stores were uncovered. The names of many operations of the 4th Infantry Division took the name "Ivy", a pun on the Roman numeral "IV."
Operation Silverado	20030816	20030816	Subak Sur	Counterinsurgency: To capture suspected insurgents and seize weapons stockpiles. Was a small operation conducted by the 39th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate/Enhanced) of the Arkansas National Guard in Subak Sur.
Operation Ivy Needle	20030826	20030826	Khalis, in and near; 70 kilometers north of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was a raid conducted by elements of the 4th Infantry Division in and near Khalis, seventy kilometers north of Baghdad, on August 26, 2003. The operation disrupted a criminal gang active in the area.
Operation Longstreet	200309??	200309??	between Baghdad and Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: Numerous weapons stores were destroyed and enemy personnel taken into custody without the loss of a single American life. Was a two-week series of raids and cordon operations conducted by elements of the First Armored Division and the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment. Numerous weapons stores were destroyed and enemy personnel taken into custody without the loss of a single American life. The operation was named after a Confederate General James Longstreet.
Operation Desert Thrust	200310??	200310??	throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: Was the name given by 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division to their operations in Iraq beginning on their arrival in October 2003
Operation Chamberlain	200310??	200310??	Sinjar, the border southwest of	Security and Surveillance: Was an American border-security operation mentioned in press releases on 15 October 2003. It involved ground surveillance Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft to feed information to ground elements of the 101st Airborne Division in near–real time. The Ukrainian 5th Detached Mechanized Brigade was also involved in the operation. This operation was named after US general Joshua Chamberlain (US Civil War).
Operation Industrial Sweep	200310??	200310??	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: Was a search of parts of the city of Samarra by elements of the 4th Infantry Division during Post-invasion Iraq.
Operation Tiger Clean Sweep	20031007	20031007		Security and Counterinsurgency: : Was a border security operation conducted by the "Tiger" Squadron of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment announced on 7 September 2003 near Al Qa'im. The town was cordoned off and searched, yielding a number of small arms and fourteen persons suspected of being insurgents.
Operation Sweeny	20031015	20031015	southern Iraq	Law enforcement: Anti-smuggling operation by the Marines. Elements of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable(SOC)completed humanitarian assistance, anti-smuggling and security and stabilization operations, Oct. 25 in southern Iraq as part of Operation Sweeney. The MEU SOC, a component of Expeditionary Strike Group One(ESG), composed mostly of Marines stationed with the 1st Marine Division of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, provided medical and dental capability and produced more than 3,000 US gallons (11,000 L) of water for citizens in the region.
Operation O.K. Corral	20031019	200310??	Ar Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Over ninety people were detained, including four senior officers of the former Iraqi Army. Was a sweep operation conducted by elements of the 82nd Airborne Division in Ar Ramadi beginning on 19 October 2003. Over ninety people were detained, including four senior officers of the former Iraqi Army.
Operation Eagle Curtain	200311??	200311??	northern Iraq	Security and Counterinsurgency: Troops participated in 311 patrols, four cordon and knock operations, and eventually detained eight individuals. Was a series of raids and roadblocks conducted by the 101st Airborne Division. Eight persons were detained as suspected insurgents associated with the former government. The name is derived from the "Screaming Eagles" nickname for the 101st Airborne Division.
Operation All American Tiger	20031106	2003????		Counterinsurgency: Was an operation with an objective of capturing insurgents associated with the old regime. At least a dozen prisoners were taken, several of whom were on the American "Most Wanted" list. The first phase was launched by the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. This operation was designed to target those who suspected of attacking Coalition forces. At least 12 men were detained and some were targeted suspects including Abd Hamad Salah, Huri Mukhlif, Al Ani, Ahmed Kadar Hamad, Faleeh Mahessn, Thair Muklaf Hamadi, and Mohamed Hinde Saeel. The name of the operation is derived from the nickname ("All American") for the 82nd Airborne Division. [3]
Operation Rifle Sweep	20031106	20031106	the Iraq-Syria border	Counterinsurgency: Focused on the search and seizure of weapons and munitions
Operation Ivy Cyclone	20031107	200311??	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to locate and detain or eliminate persons seeking to harm coalition forces or Iraqi civilians. The operation was executed by the 4th Infantry Division. On November 7, an American helicopter was forced down near the city, and the next day heavy air and artillery strikes supported a number of military operations in the area.
Operation Boothill	20031110	20031110	Ar Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to clear and secure the roads outside the city and to seize any contraband weapons.
Operation Iron Hammer(Matraqa Hadidia)	20031112	2003????	Baghdad	Security and Counterinsurgency: Was a joint operation between the US Army, US Air Force and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps with the objective of preventing the staging of weapons by anti-coalition forces, and preemptively destroy enemy operating bases and fighters in Baghdad
Operation Ivy Cyclone II	20031117	2003????	Tikrit, near	Counterinsurgency: American operation near Tikrit
Operation Rifles Blitz	20031120	2003????	Al Qaim	Security: Was a house-to-house search of the Iraqi Syria-frontier border region close to Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, led by the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment. Involved troops from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division. (US News, 12 August 2003, Iraq Hack: A Reporter's Blog, 11 December 2003)
Operation Rifle Sweep	20031126	20031126	along the Iraq-Syria border	Counterinsurgency: Focused on the search and seizure of weapons and munitions
Operation Bayonet Lightning	20031202	20031202	Al Hawija and the village of Rashad, 60 km (37 mi) to the south of Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency: Designed to capture weapons, materials, and people that posed a threat against Coalition Forces
Operation Bulldog Mammoth	20031204	20031204	Baghdad, northwest of	Security: American search of an apartment complex.
Operation Clear Area	20031206	20031206	Central Iraq, between Ar Rifa`i and Qal`at Sukkar	Counterinsurgency: Was a search and seizure operation utilizing vehicle check points
Operation Abilene	20031208	20031208	Al Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: Soldiers initiated 12 raids that resulted in the capture of 12 individuals and a number of various weapons. Was conducted by the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division, 1st Brigade. The operation consisted of twelve raids to capture or eliminate individuals responsible for attacking coalition forces. The operation was successful and resulted in the capture of 12 personnel and the confiscation of various weapons.
Operation Panther Squeeze	20031210	20031210	Latifiya	Counterinsurgency: Was a series of 18 night-time raids by elements of the 82nd Airborne Division. These raids seem to have been in response to an ambush that killed seven Spanish intelligence officers in November. About forty enemy personnel were captured.
Operation Red Dawn	20031213	20031213	ad-Dawr	Security and counterinsurgency: American capture of Saddam Hussein.
Operation Panther Backroads	20031215	20031215	Ar Ramadi	Law enforcement and counterinsurgency: Was an attempt to stop insurgent smuggling. Was launched by the 82nd Airborne Division in the Sunni Triangle in an attempt to stop insurgent smuggling.[4]
Operation Arrowhead Blizzard	20031217	20031217	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: Seven targets classified as high-value were captured by the 4th Infantry Division and the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in the Sunni Triangle.[5]
Operation Ivy Blizzard	20031217	20031217	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: Counterinsurgency sweep by US forces
Operation Iron Justice	20031218	20031218	Baghdad, southern portion	Law enforcement: Captured 28 fuel trucks and nine propane trucks illegally dispensing fuel as part of black market activity. Was a U.S. Army operation aimed at ending insurgent run Black Market fueling activities south of the city. It involved the 1st Armored Division and 82nd Airborne Division.[6]
Operation Rifles Fury	20031221	200312??	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: Seizure of weapons caches including 204 RPGs. Was a coalition strike at insurgent training camps in the Rawah area. Led by the 3d Armored Cavarly Regiment along with soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and 4th Infantry Division. The operation was nicknamed by the soldiers involved as Operation Santa's Claws.[7]
Operation Devil Siphon	20031223	20031223	Ar Ramadi	Law enforcement: Was aimed at curtailing the growing black market of fuel and propane and restoring Iraq's fuel infrastructure. Like Operation Rifles Fury, this operation was a coalition strike aimed at ending Black Market fuel and propane operations run by insurgent marketeers. The operation involved the U.S. 1st Infantry Division and Iraqi Police.[8]
Operation Overcoat	20031223	20031223	Mosul	Humanitarian: Delivered more than 500 pounds of coats, clothes, shoes, and toys
Operation Salm	20031223	20031223	Fallujah	Operation Salm was designed to give a higher profile to coalition forces in Fallujah and more exposure to residents. The second objective was to paralyze anti-coalition forces by flooding the streets with soldiers and checkpoints. This operation took place on December 23, 2003 and lasted from 5:30AM to 3:00PM. Members of the 10th Mountain Division and 82nd Airborne Division participated and reported they detained 12 enemy personnel.
Operation Santa Strike	20031223	20031223	Mosul	Humanitarian: Delivered more than 500 pounds of coats, clothes, shoes, and toys
Operation Iron Force	20031224	2003????	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: The objective was to capture or eliminate any rebel forces seeking to capitalize on the holiday season to attack coalition forces
Operation Iron Grip	20031224	20031231, at least	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to intensify the pressure on Saddam loyalists
Operation Choke Hold	20031230	20031230	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: To stop the influx of IED making materials into the city

2004

See also: 2004 and 2004 in Iraq

Areas of responsibility in Iraq as of 30 April 2004

During the early occupation, a number of widely cited humanitarian, tactical, and political errors by coalition planners, particularly the United States and United Kingdom led to a growing armed resistance, usually called the "Iraqi insurgency" (referred to by the mainstream media and coalition governments). The anti-occupation/anti-coalition forces are believed to be predominantly, but not exclusively, Iraqi Sunni Muslim Arabs, plus some foreign Arab and Muslim fighters, some of the latter tied to al-Qaeda. Several minor coalition members have pulled out of Iraq; this has been widely considered a political success for the anti-occupation forces.

Despite this, there was a reduction in violence throughout Iraq in the start of 2004 due to reorganization within the insurgent forces. During this time the tactics used by coalition forces were studied and the insurgency began to plan a new strategy. The calm did not last long however and once the insurgency had regained its footing attacks resumed and increased. Throughout the remainder of 2004 and continuing into the present day, the insurgency has employed Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) and bombings as their primary means of combating the coalition forces. This has led to hundreds of Iraqi civilians and police killed in addition to the coalition forces they were fighting. Many were killed in a series of massive bombings at mosques and shrines throughout Iraq. The bombings indicated that as the relevance of Saddam Hussein and his followers was diminishing, radical Islamists, both foreign and Iraqi was increasing to take their place. An organized Sunni insurgency, with deep roots and both nationalist and Islamist motivations, was becoming clear. The Mahdi Army also began launching attacks on coalition targets and to seize control from the Iraqi security forces. The southern and central portions of Iraq began to erupt in urban guerilla combat as coalition forces attempted to keep control and prepared for a counteroffensive.

In response to insurgent attacks, coalition forces focused on hunting down the remaining leaders of the former regime, culminating in the shooting deaths of Saddam's two sons in July. In all, over 200 top leaders of the former regime were killed or captured, as well as supports and military personnel during the summer of 2004.

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Gimlet Victory	2004????	2004????
Operation Hickory View	2004????	2004????		Counterinsurgency and Security: Helped eliminate many of the established indirect fire patterns, which insurgents had used
Operation I CAN	2004????	2004????	throughout Iraq	Humanitarian: Soldiers distributed over 100 boxes of donated school supplies and toys to Iraqi children.
Operation Iron Fury II	2004????	2004????	Sadr City	Counterinsurgency: Continued missions to drive the Mahdi Army out of the city
Operation Lancer Lightning	2004????	2004????
Operation Windy City	2004????	2004????	Baghdad	Humanitarian: Gave blankets to distribute to the local population
Operation Warhorse Whirlwind	200401??	200401??	Abu Kharma	Counterinsurgency: Captured 31 individuals, including eight people who were specifically targeted for suspected involvement in anti-Coalition activity
Operation Iron Resolve	20040112	2004????	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was intended to disrupt the terrorist networks with constant searches and raids by coalition forces
Operation Clothes for Kids	20040113	20040114	Taji	Humanitarian: An effort to bring clothing to needy Iraqi children
Operation Market Sweep	20040113	20040113	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: The successful raid into the downtown Fallujah arms market
Operation Saloon	20040114	20040114	the Al-Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: Captured a high-ranking former Iraqi Officer, General Mamoud Khudair Younes
Operation Centaur Fast Gas	20040115	20040119	Ba’qubah	Security: Provide security for the gas station, help manage the lines in order to facilitate maximum efficiency of the gas station, and prevent unauthorized gas pilferage
Operation Rock Slide	20040115	20040115	the Al-Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: Captured a high-ranking former Iraqi officer Brig. Gen. Kalil Ibraham Fayal al-Dulaymi
Operation Wolfhound Trap II	20040121	20040123	Heychel	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Wolfhound Fury II	20040122	20040122	Heychel and its surrounding villages	Counterinsurgency: Hunted down suspected terrorists and provide humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to the Iraqi people
Operation Wolverine Feast	20040124	20040124	the Al-Doura district	Counterinsurgency: Coalition and Iraqi Army soldiers detained 10 suspects and seized four caches
Operation Final Cut	20040128	200402??	Bayji	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to capture or eliminate people suspected of insurgent activity
Operation Saber Turner II	200402??	200402??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Tomahawk (Iraq)	200402??	200402??
Operation Trailblazer	20040209	Ongoing	Baqubah	Security: An effort to make Iraqi roads safer for fellow soldiers. The beginning of this operation was conducted by the 14th Engineer Battalion (C)(W) and the 244th Engineers out of Colorado. This Operation was taken over by the 141st Engineer Combat Battalion (C)(W), a North Dakota National Guard unit. Their mission was to patrol a section of Iraq's main highways and alternate routes locating and clearing roadside bombs or IED's (Improvised Explosive Device). The secondary goal of this mission was route sanitation which included knocking down trees in the medians of the roads and clearing brush from the sides of the road where the enemy could easily hide an IED. In January 2005, the 141st Engineers were replaced by the 467th Engineer Battalion (C)(W), a USAR unit from Tennessee. The 14th Engineer Battalion returned to Iraq and relieved the 467th Engineers of the Trailblazer mission in December 2005. Alpha Company, 164th Engineers from North Dakota took over operations from the 467th Engineers in the LSA Anaconda/Balad area around the same time. In October 2006, the 14th Engineers were replaced by the 1st Engineer Battalion.
Operation Eagle Liberty 3	20040218	20040219	Bilad	Counterinsurgency: Targeted individuals who were suspected of attacking forward operating bases in the area. 16 targets and 3 enemy personnel were detained
Operation Devil Clinch	20040221	20040221	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was designed as a series of raids to capture suspected insurgents
Operation Rocketman	20040226	20040226	the town of Siniyah	Counterinsurgency: Three Iraqis suspected of attacks on coalition forces were arrested
Operation Aloha	200403??	200403??	Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency: American anti-insurgent sweep. Elements of the 25th Infantry Division surrounded an area in late March 2004 and sent patrols to conduct searches for weapons. The troopers knocked on doors to ask permission to search. This was a change from earlier more-aggressive techniques. The name of the operation is a traditional Hawaiian greeting. The 25th Infantry Division has long been based in that state.
Operation Centaur Rodeo	200403??	200403??	Baqubah	Law enforcement and Counterinsurgency: Designed to slow the smuggling of illegal weapons in Baqubah's Diyala Governorate capital. As of March 30, 2004 coalition forces had seized 3 people and several weapons.[9]
Operation Devil Thrust	200403??	200403??		Surveillance, reconnaissance and Counterinsurgency: The operation consists of three phases. The first phase is surveillance and reconnaissance, the 2nd was combat operations and the 3rd was stabiliztion
Operation Soccor Ball	200403??	200403??	Baghdad, Karadah district	Humanitarian: Gave away 150 soccer balls to local children
Operation Warrior	20040303	20040303		Security and Counterinsurgency: Was a cordon and search operation conducted by coalition forces designed to capture Farhan and Sofi Sinjar, Abu Akmed, and Abu Farka. [10]
Operation Shillelagh	20040317	20040317	Abu Ghurayb	Counterinsurgency: Seven wanted individuals were found and detained during a sweep of more than 700 houses. See Also Operation Iron Promise.
Operation Suicide Kings	20040317	20040317	Baghdad	Security: A combined cordon and search operation involving U.S. and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers
Operation Iron Promise	20040318	200411??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Part of an ongoing campaign to bring stabilization and security to the country and people of Iraq. Was a long-running series of patrols conducted by elements of the 1st Armored and 1st Cavalry Divisions. The operation continued until at least November 2004 when it was still being mentioned in newspaper reports. The name is derived from the "Old Ironsides" nickname of the 1st Armored Division.
Operation Duke Fortitude	200404??	200404??	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: The operation was designed to capture or kill elements of the Mahdi army and Muqtada Al-Sadr
Operation Iron Saber	200404??	200406??	Najaf, Al Kut and Karbala	Counterinsurgency: Was a coalition strike aimed at defeating the Mahdi army under the control of Muqtada al-Sadr
Operation Lancer Fury	200404??	200404??	Baghdad, Sadr City	Counterinsurgency: Was one of many operations initiated in hopes of disarming and disbanding militia forces
Battle of Fallujah(2004)	20040404	20040501	Fallujah	Battle: (See Operation Vigilant Resolve)
Operation Vigilant Resolve	20040404	20040501	Fallujah	Battle: First American attempt to capture Fallujah.
Battle of Ramadi (2004)	20040406	20040410	Ramadi	Battle: An estimated 250 rebels were killed in fighting that shattered the insurgent offensive
Operation Resolute Sword	20040408	20040408		Counterinsurgency: Was a military operation taken by the United States' armed forces to capture Muqtada al-Sadr. (April 10 President's Radio Address Mention)
Operation Danger Fortitude	20040411	20040417	Najaf, about 20 km northwest of	Security: was designed establish and occupy FOB Duke
Operation Ripper Sweep	20040412	200404??	Fallujah	Security and counterinsurgency: The operation aimed at securing roads into and out of the city. Was a United States Marine Corps operation that took place as Operation Vigilant Resolve raged in Fallujah. The operation aimed at securing roads into and out of Fallujah and was led by the 7th Marine Regiment. The Marines swept west to east from Al Asad and seized a large number of IEDs.
Battle of Husaybah	20040417	20040417	Husaybah	Battle: Five Marines were killed along with 150 insurgents in the fierce battle that lasted 14 hours. Another 9 Marines were wounded and 20 insurgents captured.
Operation Yellow Stone	20040423	20040423	Al-Rashida, the former presidential island retreat	Counterinsurgency: To secure the area and remove the enemy from the island
Operation Rapier Thrust	200405??	200405??
Operation Spring Cleanup	200405??	200405??	Baqouba	Counterinsurgency: Designed to take control of a stretch of road known as the Blue Babe Highway and included the U.S. 3rd Brigade Combat Teams. The area was also known as "RPG Alley" for the large number of IED and insurgent attacks that occurred there.[11]
Operation Thunderstruck	200405??	200405??
Operation Striker Hurricane	20040501	20040501	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: To round up insurgents and other anti-coalition parties
Operation Wolfpack Crunch	20040504	20040504	Diwaniya	Counterinsurgency: The mission’s target was a series of buildings, located near an old downtown theater, which were reportedly being used by members of the “Muqtada’s Militia” to plan and stage attacks against Coalition forces
Operation Arrowhead Strike 10	20040505	20070506	Baghdad, the southwestern Rashid District	Counterinsurgency: To rid the Rashid District of terrorists and criminals and to protect the population
Operation Student to Student	20040510	20040510	Al-Baruddi	Humanitarian and Peacekeeping: Gave the soldiers and the local populace an opportunity to establish the relationships that are so critical to the building of a sovereign Iraq
Operation Disarm	20040519	20040519	Baghdad	Peacekeeping: The program used funds earmarked for tips leading to the capture of insurgents or illegal weapons and offers up to $500 per weapon, depending on type. Included in the final tally were more than 80 AK-47 rifles, mortars, mines and grenades.
Operation Diyala Border Police Audit	20040526	200406??	Muntheria	Forward Presence: To verify the accuracy and legitimacy of the Diyala Border Polices’ financial and payroll records just northeast of Kanaqan
Operation Giuliani	200406??	200406??	Mosul	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to seize weapons and munitions to prevent them from being used against coalition forces
Operation Slim Shady	200406??	200406??	Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to cripple the resources of Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. The 2nd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division of the United States Military launched the operation, which was designed to cripple the resources of the then powerful rebel forces of Muqtada al-Sadr. The operation began in the first week of June, 2004. Six individuals were captured, five of which were cell leaders in the Mahdi army. One of the insurgents captured was As'ad Abu Aws. As'ad Abu Aws was the second in command of the militia's Kirkuck operations. The name of the operation was taken from popular rapper Eminem's (real name Marshall Mathers) fictional alter-ego Slim Shady. Press Release
Operation Striker Tornado	200406??	200406??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to allow the 1st Armored Division to execute near-simultaneous raids on specified targets wanted for anti-coalition activities
Operation Rocketman III	20040608	20040608		Counterinsurgency: Designed to search and secure enemy personnel as well as those suspected of harboring insurgents and weapons.
Operation Dragon Victory	20040619	20040619	Najaf	Support and counterinsurgency: Was designed to provide relief in place of the 2nd Armored Cavalry and to provide logistical support for Task Force Danger and continue to sustain combat operations.
Operation Gimlet Crusader	20040624	20040624	Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency: Was aimed at disrupting insurgents and their attacks on multinational forces
Operation Gimlet Silent Sniper	200407??	200407??	Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency: Engaged in multiple searches and raids looking to capture or kill cell leaders
Operation Haifa Street	200407??	200407??	Baghdad	Law Enforcement: Was specifically designed as a large raid focused on criminals and criminal activity in Baghdad
Operation Oasis	200407??	200407??	Baghdad	Humanitarian: The overall project to improve electricity, sewers, water and other essential services around the city.
Operation Outlaw Destroyer	200407??	200407??	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to prevent insurgents from gaining weapons and munitions from known ammunition storage points
Operation Mutual Security	20040702	20040702	Mosul	Counterinsurgency: Was designed as a sweeping house-to-house search for weapons and terrorists to be conducted by only Iraqi forces
Operation Tombstone Piledriver	20040715	20040715	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: The operation netted six individuals who were detained for questioning.
Operation Mayfield III	20040719	20040719
Operation Cobra Sweep	20040728	20040728	Baghdad, in the Hay Muthana district	Security and Counterinsurgency: Was designed to cordon, search, and seize IED makers, materials and potential storage places
Operation Quarterhorse Rides	200408??	200408??	Ad Duluiyah	Counterinsurgency: To increase security and deter enemy attacks
Operation Warrior Resolve	200408??	200408??	the At Tamin and As Sulaymaniyah provinces	Counterinsurgency: Was a massive synchronized effort which attempted to deter insurgent forces
Operation Tiger Care	20040803	20040803	Balad General Hospital	Humanitarian: To assist the local hospital by procuring and delivering much needed medical supplies
Operation Phantom Linebacker	20040704	20040704	along the Syrian border	Security: Security Operations along the Syrian border.
Operation Vanguard Thunder	20040805	20040805	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Targeted 150-200 terrorist suspects. No injuries or damages were reported
Battle of Najaf (2004)	20040805	20040827	Najaf	Battle: Was a battle that was fought between U.S. and Iraqi forces, and the Islamist Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr
CIMIC-House	20040805	20040828	Al Amarah	Battle: Was a siege fought between UK forces, and the Islamist Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr. An estimated 200+ insurgents were killed.
Operation Cajun Mousetrap II	20040805	200408??	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: Some small arms were found and at least three rebels were killed while nine people were detained and transferred for further questioning.
Operation Cajun Mousetrap III	20040813	20040815	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: Troops utilized targeted raids against enemy personnel who were destabilizing the city and an estimated 45 insurgents were killed.
Operation Iron Fury	20040817	2004????	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: An "all-out effort" to stop violence in the Baghdad area by militia headed up by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Operation Showdown	20040818	20040818	Ar Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: To search for weapons caches and terrorists
Operation Wolverine	20040819	20040819	Ad Duluiyah	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to prevent organized insurgent force activities as well as deny AIF sanctuary
Operation Grizzly Forced Entry	20040821	20040821	Najaf	Counterinsurgency: Was designed as a search and seizure operation of high value targets suspected of attacking coalition forces
Operation Clean Sweep	20040823	20040824	Baghdad, southern portion	Counterinsurgency: Raided 350 houses and detained 49 suspects
Operation True Grit	20040823	20040824	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: During the operation, Multi-National Forces and SSF searched several houses and 17 insurgents were detained, four of which were found setting up an ambush on top of one of the houses
Operation Hurricane	200409??	200409??	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in the detention of four suspected insurgents, the removal of 6 improvised explosive devices and the confiscation of IED making materials, including cell phone parts
Operation Black Typhoon	20040909	20040914	Tal Afar	Counterinsurgency: All the enemy insurgents had either been killed or fled the city
Operation Hurricane II	20040918	20040918	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: To disrupt the Daham terrorist network and to discover and remove illegal weapons and ammunition caches in the city.
Operation Iron Fist II	20040923	2004????	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: A top priority in the operation was to detain or eliminate Moktada al-Sadr's lieutenants
Operation Longhorn	20040924	20040924	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: A coordinated effort to detain insurgent Forces and remove illegal weapons and ammunition caches
Operation Marne	20040924	20040924	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: A coordinated effort to detain insurgent Forces and remove illegal weapons and ammunition caches
Operation Predator	20040924	20040924	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: A coordinated effort to detain Anti-Iraqi Forces and remove illegal weapons and ammunition caches
Operation Backpack	200410??	200410??	Baqubah	Humanitarian: Taking 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to school children
Operation Mustang Flex	200410??	200410??	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency and humanitarian: Deny insurgents sanctuary, promote the Tikrit Job Corps program, and assess essential services.
Operation Ramadan Roundup	200410??	200410??	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in the capture of 30 insurgents, more than 60 weapons, and Improvised Explosive Device making materials.
Operation Tangerine Pinch	200410??	200410??	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Deny insurgents sanctuary, promote the Tikrit Job Corps program, and assess essential services.
Operation Wolfhound Fury	20041005	200410??	Hegneh	Counterinsurgency: A Task Force 1-27 air assault mission
Operation Bulldog	20041006	2004????	Ar-Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to re-establish peace and stability by denying sanctuary to insurgents, capturing enemy personnel, and seize any weapons caches
Operation Centaur Strike II	20041011	20041011	Baqubah	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to seize insurgent equipment caches in hopes of disrupting terrorist activity before the Ramadan.
Operation Centaur Strike III	20041013	20041013	Baqubah	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to seize insurgent equipment caches in hopes of disrupting terrorist activity before the Ramadan.
Operation Mandarin Squeeze	20041014	20041014	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Its purpose was threefold; deny insurgents sanctuary, promote the Tikrit job corps program, and assess essential services.
Operation Mustang Socko	20041014	20041014	along the Tigris River	Counterinsurgency: Detained several suspects and found several weapons caches
Operation Tiger Cub	20041014	20041014	Baghdad	Humanitarian: To improve the school supply and education system throughout the greater Balad area
Operation Tangerine Squeeze	20041015	20041015	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Called for a complete search of more than 300 homes
Operation Crayon	20041021	20041021	Kirkuk	Humanitarian: Was a charitable program that provided schools the pencils, crayons, papers and other materials necessary to teach children
Operation Duliyah Sunrise	20041028	20041028	Ad Duluiyah	Counterinsurgency: A raid on an upscale neighborhood to search for insurgent materials
Operation Dallas	20041029	20041029	Mosul	Security: Was designed to increase security by performing cordon and knocks throughout the community
Operation Tiger Fury	20041030	2004????	east of Balad	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to stop insurgent activities and capture individuals suspected of being insurgents
Operation Army Santa	200411??	200411??		Humanitarian:
Operation Duke Fury	20041103	20041103	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: To search for weapons caches and suspected insurgents
Operation New Dawn (Al Fajr)	20041103	20041103	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: To search for weapons caches and suspected insurgents
Operation Phantom Fury	20041107	20041223	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: Joint American/Iraqi assault on Fallujah. See also Operation Dawn (Al-Fajr) and 2nd Battle of Fallujah
Operation Dawn (Al Fajr)	20041108	20041108	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: The elimination of Fallujah as a terrorist safe haven
Battle of Mosul	20041110	20041116	Mosul	Battle: Was a battle fought during the Iraq War in 2004 for the capital of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq that occurred concurrently to fighting in Fallujah.
Operation Wolfhound Power	20041111	20041112	Hawja	Counterinsurgency: To root insurgents out of the city
Operation Wolfhound Jab	20041115	20041115	Tall Suseus and Rubaydhah	Counterinsurgency: No one was detained and no weapon caches were found although reports were that the area contained insurgent sanctuaries
Operation Rock Bottom	20041119	20041121		Counterinsurgency: The searches netted numerous small arms, 10 detainees and three rockets
Operation Plymouth Rock	20041123	20041123	Baghdad, South of	Counterinsurgency: Sweep south of Baghdad.
Operation Tobruk	20041128	20041128	a village along the Euphrates river 8 km Northeast of Camp Dogwood	Counterinsurgency: A search of the village for insurgents and Saddam loyalists
Operation Wonderland	200412??	20041224	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Netted 29 detainees and multiple weapons caches
Operation Baton Rouge	20041201	20041204	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: The operation resulted in about 125 rebels killed and 88 were being detained
Operation Falcon Freedom	20041205	20041205	Al Rashid District	Counterinsurgency: A joint U.S.-Iraqi cordon-and-search operation were several weapons caches were discovered
Operation Soprano Sunset	20041206	20041206	Baghdad, eastern portion	Counterinsurgency: Captured several suspected senior level transnational terrorists, including key leaders, operatives, and financiers
Operation Iraqi Children	20041208	20041208	Baqubah	Humanitarian: Soldiers delivered school supplies
Operation Backbreaker	20041221	20041222	Buhriz	Security: A project to fortify a new police station as well as the Governor’s mansion just down the road
Operation Lion Cub	20041221	20041221	Tikrit	Humanitarian: To deliver a load of toys to the children of the villages of Al Alam, Al Owja and Wynott
Operation Powder River	20041231	20050102	Ad Duluiyah	Counterinsurgency: Detained 49 individuals, descovered several weapons caches and searched 13 homes and the surrounding areas in a series of raids
Operation Triple Play	20041231	20050102	Salman Pak	Security: To improve security for the upcoming elections in Iraq

2005

See also: 2005 and 2005 in Iraq

Coalition and Iraqi government forces continue to battle Iraqi militants and other fighters. During early and mid-May 2005, the U.S. also launched Operation Matador, an assault by around 1,000 marines in the ungoverned region of western Iraq. Coalition and Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi fighters and civilians have been killed in these conflicts. As of late July 2007, nearly 3,700 U.S. soldiers have been killed, and around ten times this many have been wounded. The number of Iraqi citizens who have fallen victim to the fighting has risen. The Iraqi government, with some holdovers from the CPA, engaged in securing control of the oil infrastructure (a source of Iraq's foreign currency) and control of the major cities of Iraq. The insurgency, the developing the New Iraqi Army, disorganized police and security forces, as well as a lack of revenue have hampered efforts to assert control. In addition, former Baathist elements and militant Shia groups have engaged in sabotage, terrorism, open rebellion, and establishing their own security zones in all or part of a dozen cities. The Allawi government vowed to crush the insurgency.

An election for a government to draft a permanent constitution took place during this time (ed. see Politics of Iraq for more information on the political state of Iraq). Although some violence and lack of widespread Sunni participation marred the event, much of the eligible Kurd and Shia populace participated. Sectarian violence has also been prominent part of the militant and guerrilla activity. Targets here where often Shia gatherings or civilian concentrations mainly of Shias. As a result, over 700 Iraqi civilians died in the month.

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Attleboro(Iraq)	2005????	2005????		Humanitarian: Delivered a variety of much-needed supplies and equipment to the Iraqi Police of Ash Sharqat
Operation Dunlap	2005????	2005????
Operation East Lansing	2005????	2005????
Operation Hudson	2005????	????????
Operation Moon	2005????	2005????
Operation Moving Forward	2005????	2005????
Operation Neighborhood Watch	2005????	2005????
Operation Spider Web	2005????	2005????
Operation Vacant City	2005????	2005????
Operation River Walk	20050102	20050103	Latifiyah	Counterinsurgency: Found over 9 significant weapons caches, detained 43 suspected insurgents and discovered and destroyed several IED's
Operation Lanthonid	20050109	200501??	Baqubah, near	Counterinsurgency: Nine targeted AIF members were detained along with two other suspected AIF members and numerous weapons
Operation Therapist	20050109	20050109	near Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: During the series of raids, 11 were detained. Three of the detainees were on the target list. Also confiscated were 120 mm mortars and assorted ammunition
Operation Hedgehog	20050110	20050114	Hīt	Counterinsurgency: Discovered numerous caches of insurgent ordnance and weaponry
Operation Copperas Cove	20050112	20050112	Al-Karkh, the neighborhoods of Karkh and Sheik Marruf	Counterinsurgency: Raided a mechanic’s shop suspected of being used by insurgents and found 35 mortars which had to be removed by hand
Operation Keystone Sweep	20050114	20050114	As Siniyah	Counterinsurgency: To conduct raids, capture or kill insurgents and eliminate improvised explosive devices and other illegal weapons
Operation Clean Sweep	20051118	20051118	Al Buetha, 15KM South of Baghdad along the Tigris River	Counterinsurgency:Clean out an area that was known to be used as a way for insurgents to come towards Baghdad from the south as well as an area that a lot of VBIED's [vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices] and IED's [improvised explosive devices] were coming from," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Everett Knapp, commander of the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment. In anticipation of the Dec. 15 nationwide elections, U.S. soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, as well as Iraqi forces from the 4th Public Order Brigade and 1st Commando Brigade, raided about 350 homes and detained 49 suspected terrorists. Military officials said ten of the suspects were forwarded to detention facilities.
Operation Checkmate	20050118	2005????	Jabella, 50 mi (80 km) south of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Successfully detained 15 insurgents including a suspected former intelligence officer in Saddam Hussein’s regime
Operation Big Dig	20050123	2005????	Latifiyah	Counterinsurgency: Collected and destroyed weapons caches
Operation Centaur Showdown	20050208	20050208	Mufrek	Counterinsurgency: Searched for unregistered weapons and illegal bomb-making materials
Operation River Blitz	20050220	20050220	Al Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: Targeted insurgents in cities along the Euphrates River including Hit, Ramadi, and Baghdad
Operation River Bridge	20050312	20050325	Hit-Haditha Corridor	Counterinsurgency, follow on to Operation River Blitz
Operation Lightning (Al Barkh)	20050226	20050625	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Shifting the new government from a defensive to an offensive posture in its efforts to disrupt terrorist activities in Baghdad
Operation Unforgiven	20050322	20050324	Albu Hatim	Counterinsurgency: The operation uncovered five weapons caches including more than 7,000 rounds of ammunition, an improvised explosive device factory and 39 members of anti-Iraqi forces
Operation Swashbuckle	20050326	20050326	Ar Ramadi	Humanitarian: The four-man comedy show, presented by Hack and Slash, provided an explosive round of entertainment for more than 100 Marines
Operation Fontana	20050402	20050406	the Babil and Wasit provinces	Counterinsurgency: Was to eliminate places where terrorists trained to carry out their activities
Operation Block Party	20050407	20050407	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: More than 100 Marines, side-by-side with three companies of Iraqi soldiers, cordoned and searched a targeted area of the city.
Operation Grey Wolf II	20050410	20050410	Shakarta	Counterinsurgency: A surprise operation to catch suspected terrorists and criminals
Operation Badlands	20050412	20050412	Saqlawiyah	Security and Counterinsurgency: Security and stability operations designed to root out insurgent activity and illegal weapons caches
Operation Scrimmage	20050414	20050416	Kubaysa, Al Anbar Province	Unofficial name for a sub-part of operation Outerbanks
Operation Outer Banks	20050401	20050503	Hit-Haditha Corridor	Counterinsurgency
Operation Quicksweep	200505??	200505??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in the capture of several individuals identified as insurgents and the discovery of a weapons stash totaling 3,000 pounds of large caliber explosive munitions in a rural area northwest of Baghdad.
Operation Clear Decision	20050503	20050503	Al Karmah	Counterinsurgency: It was a success because the operation was conducted safely, insurgents were detained, and the relationship with the local populace improved
Operation Cobweb (MND-CS)	20050506	20050510	Wasit province	Counterinsurgency: Twenty-nine individuals were detained while forty kinds of guns were confiscated in addition to explosive materials being found
Operation Matador (Battle of Al Qaim)	20050507	20050514	northwestern Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: It was focused on eliminating insurgents and foreign fighters in a region known as a smuggling route and a sanctuary for foreign fighters
Battle of Al Qaim	20050508	20050519	Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: (See Operation Matador)
Operation Block Party II	20050509	20050514	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: Only a small amount of ordnance was found during the operation, most of it pointed out by the local residents
Operation Mongoose	20050513	20050513	south of Diyarah	Counterinsurgency: To capture individuals responsible for recent attacks against Coalition forces and local residents
Operation Dragons Breath	20050515	20050515	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to target insurgents in Ramadi neighborhoods
Operation Peninsula (MND-CS)	20050519	20050519	As Suwaryah	Counterinsurgency: To round up terrorists and eliminate their base of operations
Operation Squeeze Play	20050522	20050523	Baghdad, the western suburbs	Counterinsurgency: Almost 300 suspects were detained in the first day of the operation
Operation Chepultepec	20050524	20050524	Lutafiyah, the southern Ubaydah region	Counterinsurgency: The Iraqi Army detained 12 suspects and captured several weapons
Operation New Market(Souk Jadeed)	20050525	20050529	The city of Haditha	Counterinsurgency: A raid on the city of Haditha to disrupt insurgents.
Operation Moon River Dragon	20050529	20050529	the village of Al Julaam	Counterinsurgency: More than 40 individual males were interrogated about insurgent activities
Operation San Juan	20050531	20050604		Security and Humanitarian: A five-day operation repairing Alternate Supply Route San Juan, making it safer for convoys and local civilians traveling the road on a daily basis
Operation Pitchfork	200506??	200506??	The area east of the Lake Thar-Thar region	Counterinsurgency: Marines located over 50 hidden weapons caches and an underground bunker in the vicinity of a rock quarry.
Operation Uhaser	200506??	20050606	throughout Northern Babil province, south of Baghdad	Security and Counterinsurgency: They conducted continuous patrols, vehicle checkpoints, raids, and searches
Operation Woodstock	200506??	20050606	throughout Northern Babil province, south of Baghdad	Security and Counterinsurgency: They conducted continuous patrols, vehicle checkpoints, raids, and searches
Operation Spear (Romhe)	20050611	20050622	Karabilah	Counterinsurgency: Aimed at rooting out terrorists, foreign fighters and disrupting terrorist support systems in and around Karabilah
Operation White Shield	20050613	20050614	northern Babil province	Counterinsurgency: Discovered a weapons cache and detained seven terror suspects
Operation Dagger(Khanjar)	20050618	20050618	Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: The operation is focused on locating hidden weapons caches and denying terrorists sanctuary in the Southern Lake Thar-Thar region, in an area 85 kilometers northwest of Baghdad that is a suspected logistical hub.
Operation Strategic Separation (al Azil al Sitrateegi)	20050625	200506??	Babil province, northern portion	Counterinsurgency: Two hundred and nineteen suspected insurgents were detained
Operation Sword(Saif)	20050627	20050705	The city of Hit	Counterinsurgency: To occupy the city of Hit and establish a permanent presence there by coalition and Iraqi forces.
Operation Shadyville	20050629	20050629	Saqlawiyah	Counterinsurgency: Searched 244 houses and netted several suspected insurgent supporters, two IEDs, and 50 AK-47 assault rifles
Operation Hunter(Sayaid)	200507??	200507??	along the Euphrates River Valley and the broder of Syria	Counterinsurgency: Aimed at denying Al Qaeda in Iraq the ability to operate in the Euphrates River Valley and at preventing the terrorists from continuing their campaign of murder and intimidation against the local population
Operation Seahorse	200507??	200508??		Counterinsurgency: British-led Multi-National Division Southeast with a mission to detect and deter illicit activity along the Iraqi border
Operation Sergeant Thea'a	200507??	200507??	Baqubah	Counterinsurgency: Was to capture, or kill, terrorists in the city
Operation Thunder	200507??	200507??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Found at least 1 weapons cache and detained several suspects
Operation Demon Digger	20050701	20050701	Al Rashid district, near	Counterinsurgency: seized three weapons caches
Operation Muthana Strike	20050704	20050704	Baghdad International Airport, neighborhoods next to	Counterinsurgency: Over 100 individuals were detained as a result of the operation, including reportedly foreign fighters from Egypt
Operation Bow Country	20050705	20050705	Baghdad, areas in the far-east portion	Counterinsurgency and reconnaissance: To find weapons and ammunition caches, and to develop intelligence on insurgent activity.
Operation Scimitar	20050707	200507??	Zaidan, approximately 20 mi (30 km) southeast of Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: At least 22 suspected insurgents were detained
Operation Warriors Rage	20050715	20050715	Baghdad, the Ameriyah district	Counterinsurgency: The search found 10 to 12 122/130-millimeter rounds enhanced with propane to make a larger fireball in the explosion
Battle of Haditha	20050801	20050803	Haditha	Battle: Was a battle fought over two days that were under insurgent control in the Euphrates River valley during 2005
Operation Quickstrike	20050803	20050810	Haditha, Haqliniyah, and Barwanah	Counterinsurgency: An offensive operation aimed at disrupting insurgent activities and recovering a missing Marine sniper.
Operation Able Warrior	20050804	20050804	Baghdad, west of the Baghdad International Airport	Counterinsurgency: Was conducted in order to disrupt car bombing cells and roadside bomb emplacers, and prevent them from planning, preparing and carrying out terrorist attacks in the area.
Operation Restoring Rights	20050826	2005????	the northern city of Tall Afar, located 30 mi (50 km) west of MosulIraq	Counterinsurgency: Was a massive military push to engage and destroy the heavy insurgent contingent located there.
Battle of Tal Afar	20050901	20050918	Tal Afar	Security and Counterinsurgency: The city was temporarily cleared for elections in 2005, but was not secured in a long-term view.
Operation Cyclone(Zoba)	20050911	20050911	Rutbah	Counterinsurgency: Against al-Qaida fighters
Operation Flea Flicker	20050914	20050914	Zafaraniya	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to disrupt insurgent activity in the area in preparation for the Oct. 15 constitutional referendum
Operation National Unity	20050929	20050914, at least until	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Charged with the objective of detecting and halting insurgent activity.
Operation Rose Bowl	20050929	20050929	Mohawla, Diyala	Counterinsurgency: search in Mohawla 952.
Operation Clydesdale	200510??	200510??
Operation Mountaineers(Hiba)	200510??	200510??	southern Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Which consists of 400 ISF soldiers and 500 U.S. service members, is to disrupt insurgents
Operation Carentan	200510??	200512??	Diyala and Salah Ad Din provinces	Counterinsurgency: Was responsible for detaining over 700 suspected insurgents and clearing 120 weapons caches
Operation Constitution Hammer	200510??	200510??	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: Was conducted to disrupt insurgent activity along the main supply routes in Fallujah, find and capture weapons caches, and kill or capture insurgents
Operation Iron Fist (Kabda Bil Hadid)	20051001	20051006	Sadah approximately 12 km. from the Syrian border	Counterinsurgency: In order to root out al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists operating in the area and to disrupt terrorist support systems in and around the city
Operation Bowie	20051002	20051004	Ar Ramadi, southern portion	Counterinsurgency: While sweeping through the mostly rural area, the ISF assisted the Marines in identifying people who were not from here and helped in searching homes and buildings for weapons caches and insurgent propaganda.
Operation Saratoga	20051002	200510??	North Central Iraq	Security: To provide a safe observance of Ramadan and security for the upcoming referendum
Operation River Gate (Bawwabatu Annaher)	20051004	20051005	Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana	Counterinsurgency: The operation's goal is to deny the al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network the ability to operate in the three Euphrates River Valley cities and to free the local citizens from the insurgents' campaign of murder and intimidation
Operation Fiesta Bowl	20051011	20051011	Mohawla	Counterinsurgency: search in Mohawla 964
Operation Doctor	20051025	20051025	Ar Ramadi, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital	Humanitarian: The operation, led by Civil Affairs Group 6, supplied the hospital and the local Ministry of Health with more than $500,000 in medical supplies and equipment that was sorely needed by the citizens of the Al Anbar provincial capital.
Operation Cornhusker	20051101	20051101	Mohawla	Counterinsurgency: cordon and search in Mohawla 953 and clearing operations in Mohawla 955
Operation Open Window	200511??	2005????	the south central region of Iraq	Security: To prepare the area for transfer to the responsibility of the Iraqi 8th Division.
Operation Tigers (Numur)	200511??	200512??	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in the capture of several weapons caches and several terrorist suspects
Operation Wolf Stalk II	200511??	200511??	Ninevah	Counterinsurgency: Soldiers were charged with disrupting insurgent activity and responding to the needs of local citizens.
Operation Great Lakes	200511??	200511??		Counterinsurgency: Army National Guard, Army and USMC units from FOB Grizzly were charged with disrupting insurgent activity south of Udame. SFC Kyle B. Wehrly of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery was killed in the Operation.
Operation Shank(Harba)	20051102	20051203	Ramadi, central and southern portions	Counterinsurgency: Was the fifth in a series by the Iraqi army and coalition forces engaged in combined clearing operations to disrupt terrorism and set conditions for a successful Dec. 15 election in the provincial capital of Anbar
Operation Syrian Round-up	20051105	20051105	Zafaraniya	Counterinsurgency: clear Mohawla 965. A car was confiscated.
Operation Steel Curtain(Al Hajip Elfulathi)	20051105	20051122	Karabilah	Counterinsurgency: A Continued effort to clear the town of insurgent activity and weapons
Operation Slapshot	20051106	20051106	near Sindabad	Counterinsurgency: targets in M979 and clear Bania Farm.
Operation Fiesta Bowl II	20051109	20051109	Diyala	Counterinsurgency: clear M964.
Operation Knockout	20051112	20051112	Ba'qubah	Counterinsurgency: A division-size raid designed to destroy or disrupt all of their cells in a large locality in a single night
Operation Paradise City II	20051112	20051112	Around Rasheed Airfield	Clearing operation in Zone 11W
Operation Kennesaw Dragon	20051114	20051115	Dawr	Counterinsurgency: Conducted an air assault into landing zones outside the town and moved in to search for insurgents, insurgent activity and weapons caches.
Operation Panthers (Numur)	20051116	20051118	Ramadi, the Sophia district	Counterinsurgency: Discovered weapons caches and detained suspected terrorists
Operation Home Run	20051117	20051117	Zafaraniya	Counterinsurgency: clear Mohawla 959 in Zafaraniya
Operation Bruins(Dibbah)	20051119	20051120	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency and Security: Part of a series of disruption operations in Ramadi and is designed to set the conditions for successful elections in December
Operation Cotton Bowl	20051122	20051122	Zafaraniya	Counterinsurgency: clear Mohawla 961 in Zafaraniya
Operation Lions(Asad)	20051122	20051124	Ar Ramadi, the Tammim area	Counterinsurgency: This operation involved Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces clearing sections of the city in order to disrupt the insurgency and set conditions for successful elections on Dec 15
Operation Tyche Round-up	20051126	20051126	Diyala	Counterinsurgency: capture/kill AIF targets in Mohawla 964.
Operation Turkey Bowl	20051128	20051128	Zafaraniya	Counterinsurgency: clear Mohawla 951.
Operation Iron Hammer(Matraqa Hadidia)	20051130	20051203	Hai al Becker region	Security: The completion of construction of a long-term base on the eastern side of the Euphrates River across from Hīt and about 170 kilometers west of Baghdad
Operation Green Trident	200512??	200512??	Fallujah, south of	Counterinsurgency: U.S. Marines discovered more than ten metric tons of munitions hidden at 72 cache sites 39 km south of Fallujah
Operation Rams(Tallie)	20051204	20051204	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: The forces have discovered four weapons
Operation Stocking Stuffer	20051204	20051204	Diyala	Counterinsurgency: raid on 3 Ansar-al-Sunna targets in M964
Operation Skinner(Gashshaa)	20051207	20051210	central Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: The operation netted four weapons caches and several detainees and also two command initiated rocket systems designed to ambush passing convoys in central Ramadi. The combined forces also discovered a roadside bomb that the insurgents planned to use in the rocket attack.
Operation Able Rising Force	20051208	20051209	Khadisia	Counterinsurgency: Locate and detain suspected terrorists
Operation Bull Dawg Chariot	20051208	20051208	Baqubah, near	Counterinsurgency: The operation reportedly netted four suspected terrorists
Operation Liberty Express	20051213	20051215	Fallujah	Security: Transportation of election supplies from the printer to the camp, where Iraqi Police and members of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq picked up and escorted the supplies, including ballots, and dispersed them to various polling sites in the city of Fallujah

2006

Main articles: Iraq War, 2006, 2006 in Iraq, and Civil war in Iraq

Further information: 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings

The beginning of 2006 was marked by government creation talks, growing sectarian violence, and continuous anti-coalition attacks. Sectarian violence expanded to a new level of intensity following the al-Askari Mosque bombing in the Iraqi city of Samarra, on February 22, 2006. The explosion at the mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shi'a Islam, is believed to have been caused by a bomb planted by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Although no injuries occurred in the blast, the mosque was severely damaged and the bombing resulted in violence over the following days.

As of October 20 the U.S military announced that Operation Together Forward had failed to stem the tide of violence in Baghdad, and Shiite militants under al-Sadr seized several southern Iraq cities.^[12]

On November 23, the deadliest attack since the beginning of the Iraq war occurred. Suspected Sunni-Arab militants used five suicide car bombs and two mortar rounds on the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum to kill at least 215 people and wound 257. Shiite mortar teams quickly retaliated, firing 10 shells at Sunni Islam's most important shrine in Baghdad, badly damaging the Abu Hanifa mosque and killing one person. Eight more rounds slammed down near the offices of the Association of Muslim Scholars, the top Sunni Muslim organisation in Iraq, setting nearby houses on fire. Two other mortar barrages on Sunni neighborhoods in west Baghdad killed nine and wounded 21, police said.^[13]

After capture in December 2003, Saddam Hussein was hanged on December 30, 2006 after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi court.^[14]

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Industrial Revolution	20060810	20060810	Southeast Fallujah/Industrial Sector	Cordone and Search Looking for IED/VBIED Making Facilities
Operation Iron Arrow I	2006????	2006????	Obeidi region, northern portion	Counterinsurgency: Conducted to root out terrorists on the Sunni side of town
Operation Post Hawk	2006????	2006????
Operation Unified Fist	2006????	2006????	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Baghdad is Beautiful	200601??	200601??	Baghdad	Humanitarian: Cleanup up Baghdad
Operation King Tut	200601??	200601??	Baghdad	Security: Searched for weapons caches
Operation Red Bull	200601??	200601??	the “Triad” area of Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana	Security: The search revealed 75 weapons caches terrorists planned to use during attacks in the region.
Operation Falcon Sweep	20060111, on or about	20060111, on or about	Shakaria	Counterinsurgency: One of the operation's objectives was to identify and capture terrorists in the village
Operation Red Bull II	20060118	20060118	the “Triad” area of Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana	Counterinsurgency: Continue clearing all insurgent operations out of the “Triad” area.
Operation Final Strike (Al Dharba Al Nihaa’ya)	20060129	20060129	Jazerra area northwest of Habbaniyah, 75 km west of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Aimed at neutralizing the insurgency activity and providing a secure area for the citizens of the Jazerra.
Operation Smokewagon	20060202	20060205	Hīt, numerous villages south of	Counterinsurgency: Looking for insurgents and their weapons caches
Operation PitBull	20060210	20060217	east of the Euphrates River	Counterinsurgency: Designed to squash insurgent operations
Operation God help us (Ala Allah)	20060212	20060213	Subiyhat	Counterinsurgency: To clear the area of insurgents and interact with the populace
Operation Dirty Harry	20060220	20060220	Muqdadiyah, a neighborhood and farmlands in the southern portion	Security and Counterinsurgency: To cordon and knock a local neighborhood which included searching homes and farmland for anti-coalition forces and weapon caches
Operation Minotaur	20060226	20060226	a town along the Euphrates River in Al Anbar Province, northwest of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was aimed at clearing more than nine kilometers of riverbank and several small villages south of Haqlaniyah
Operation Swamp Fox	200603??	200603??	Muqdadiyah	Counterinsurgency: Coalition and Iraqi forces detained 104 suspected insurgents and confiscated a cache of weapons
Operation Raging Bull	200603??	200603??	the “Triad” region of Haditha, Haqliniyah, and Barwanah off the Euphrates River in western Al Anbar Province	Counterinsurgency: The first, fully independent Iraqi Army-led mission in the “Triad” region
Operation Raging Bull II	200603??	200603??
Operation Jaws V	200603??	20060304	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: Disrupting insurgents’ efforts to launch mortar and improvised explosive device attacks against Coalition Forces
Operation El Toro Loco	20060301	20060301	Baghdadi	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Glory Light	20060302	20060309	Sadr to Yusufiyah area	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to deny insurgents sanctuary and preempt enemy attacks in the Baghdad area
Operation Lion	20060302	20060302	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Discovered more than 62 tons of munitions and weapons were discovered in over 80 weapons caches as well as the capture of 65 suspected insurgents
Operation Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.	20060310	20060310	Fallujah	Humanitarian: Handed out toys and pamphlets to Iraqi Children
Operation Focus	20060312	20060312	Diwaniyah	Counterinsurgency: Found a weapons cache
Operation Scales of Justice	20060312	200603??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Approximately 800 suspected insurgents had been detained and 140 weapons caches discovered and cleared as part of the operation
Operation Swarmer	20060316	20060322	a 10-by-10 mile square area northeast of Samarra	Counterinsurgency: The operation resulted in 104 suspected insurgents currently being detained and questioned, and 24 caches discovered.
Operation Cowpens	20060319	20060414	Jabouri Peninsula	Counterinsurgency: Discovering caches and hampering insurgent efforts
Operation Northern Lights	20060321	2006????	Abu Ghraib	Counterinsurgency: To disrupt anti-Iraqi forces and to find and destroy terrorist caches in Abu Ghraib. Operation Northern Lights was a joint U.S-Iraqi operation which consisted of approximately 1,400 personnel. Most of the information is confidential and not public.
Operation Scorpion	20060324	20060325	Hawijiah	Counterinsurgency: A sequential cordon and search of eight villages in and around Hawijah
Operation Red Light II	20060331	20060331	Salah Ad Din province	Counterinsurgency: Detained 17 anti-Iraqi forces personnel and discovered four weapons caches
Operation Cobra Strike (2006)	200604??	200604??	Haswah and Iskandariyah	Counterinsurgency: Was a mission intended to locate the suspected leader and financier of a terrorist cell working in the area. The suspected terrorists were implicated in murders, kidnappings and the emplacement of roadside bombs
Operation Harvest Lights	200604??	200605??	Najaf, Karbala and Babil Provinces	Humanitarian: To control the progressive loss of the date palm crop and regenerate the industry
Operation Money Worth	200604??	200604??	Baghdad	Security: Placed more than 500 concrete barriers at points throughout Baghdad
Operation Sterling	200604??	2006????	Basra	Counterinsurgency: Detained 14 individuals and recovered a significant weapons cache
Operation Hastings	20060404	20060407	Fallujah, northeast of	Counterinsurgency: To take weapons out of the hands of insurgents
Operation Bastogne	20060406	20060406	Baghdad	Security: Blocking off escape routes frequented by insurgents
Operation Bold Action	20060410	20060410	Tarmiya, near	Security: To provide more security near Tarmiya by chasing the terrorists
Operation Swift Sword	20060426	20060429	the villages and farms west of Bayji	Counterinsurgency: The operation resulted in the capture of 17 suspected insurgents and the confiscation of a cache of weapons. The cache included more than 100 artillery rounds, mortar rounds, mines, rocket-propelled grenades, sniper rifles, and 4,500 rounds of ammunition
Battle of Diwaniya	20060428	20060428	Diwaniya	Counterinsurgency: Battle between the Mahdi Army and the Iraqi Army
Operation Babil Perimeter	20060428	200605??	Al Hayy	Counterinsurgency: Detained five known insurgents and found some weapons caches
Operation Lion Hunt	20060429	200605??	Mosul	Counterinsurgency: Designed to remove the insurgents from the region making the area safer and to train the Iraqi police
Operation Dragons Breath	200605??	200605??	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Search for weapons caches and insurgents
Operation Lion Hunt II	200605??	200606??	Ninewah province	Counterinsurgency: To further develop the Iraq police in cordons and searches while reducing the insurgency in the Ninewah province
Operation Stallion Run	200605??	200605??	Baghdad	Security and Counterinsurgency: The operation was focused on clearing the roads of IEDs and the debris that could hide them
Operation Lion	20060504	20060504	Mosul	Counterinsurgency: A cordon and search operation
Operation Lightning Blitz	20060505	20060507
Operation Tropical Lightning	20060506	20060506		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Unified Front	20060506	20060506	Ameriya	Counterinsurgency: An effort to capture anti-Iraqi forces and seize weapons caches in the neighborhood of Ameriya
Operation Lofty Summit	20060507	20060507	Mushada	Security: Coalition forces will stage out of the same patrol base as the 11th Special Infrastructure Battalion, a specialized Iraqi army unit that protects an oil pipeline running through Mushada.
Operation Iron Triangle	20060509	20060511	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: The operation resulted in the detention of 200 suspected terrorists and the confiscation of weapons and propaganda materials at an insurgent training camp southwest of the city.
Operation Barnstormer	20060516	20060518	Karbala, Wassit, Babil, Baghdad, Diyala, Ninewa and Dohuk	Humanitarian: To protect key staple crops from insect damage in several Iraq provinces
Operation Chepultepec	20060524	20060524	the Ubaydah region of Southern Lutafiyah	Counterinsurgency: Iraqi Police and Coalition Forces provided the outer cordon around the 80 square kilometer area while the Iraqi Army advanced to their objective to drive the terrorists from the region.
Operation Tinto	20060525	20060525	Basrah	Counterinsurgency: Was a search and arrest mission
Operation Coolspring VIII	2006????	20060509	Mosul	Counterinsurgency: Three men of military age previously on the Iraqi Army's most wanted list were detained in searches of a wide area south of the city.
Operation Roaring Tiger	20060603	20060603	Baghdad, Adhamiyah district	Counterinsurgency: The operation captured 19 suspected insurgents
Operation Cool Carpet	20060609	20060609	Gharmah	Humanitarian: To deliver prayer rugs along with two new air conditioning units
Operation Together Forward	20060614	20061024	Baghdad	Security: One of the largest combined security operations in the city since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003
Battle of Ramadi (2006)	20060617	20061115	Ramadi	Peacekeeping: The objective of the operation was to take full control of a city that had been out of the hands of the American military for the better part of two years.
Operation Sand Storm	20060626	20060626	Ayn Mana	Counterinsurgency: To seek out illicit weapons and insurgent forces
Operation Iron Gate	200606??	200607??	Hawija and Riyadh	Counterinsurgency: Observe and prevent illegal border crossing's from Iran
Operation Relentless Hunt	200607??	200608??	Hawija and Riyadh
Operation Gaugamela	20060720	200607??	Hawija and Riyadh	Counterinsurgency: A search for suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in towns just west of Kirkuk
Operation River Falcon	20060725	20060727	Sayifiyeh	Counterinsurgency: The operation was aimed at denying terrorists the use of the town as a safe haven, disrupting insurgent attacks on Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces, and on collecting and destroying insurgent munitions
Operation Thundercat	20060726	20060730	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: To disrupt and destroy the insurgency in and around Baghdad
Operation Floodlight	200608??	20060809, on or about	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: To locate insurgents and weapons targeting coalition and Iraqi forces south of the city
Operation Guardian Tiger IV	200608??	200608??	Haditha Triad region’s	Counterinsurgency: Captured more than 30 suspected insurgents
Operation Passage	20060820	20060820	Al Magrab, near Mosul	Counterinsurgency: an Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police and U.S. Army joint forces mission
Operation Rubicon	20060825	20060825	Husayba	Humanitarian: A combat mission when they stopped to give the refreshments to the kids
Operation Constant Solidarity	20060901	20060901	Diwaniyah	Counterinsurgency: To weed out more than 2,000 terrorists in and around the city
Operation Yorktown	20060926	20060926	Al Anbar Province	Security and Law enforcement: To develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction
Battle of Al Rumaythah	20060926	20060926	Al Rumaythah	Contact between Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West) and unidentified insurgents.
Operation Iron Arrow II	20060930	20060930	Obeidi region	Security: An IA-led effort aimed at establishing security in the northern portion of the region on the Shia side
Operation Commando Hunter	20061002	200610??	Yusufiyah	Counterinsurgency: Was intended to deny terrorists sanctuary in the city 20 mi (30 km) southwest of Baghdad
Operation SOUK	20061002	20061002	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: A cordon and search mission
Operation Half Nelson	20061004	20061004	Hurriyah	Peacekeeping and Counterinsurgency: An attempt to build trust with Iraqi civilians and eliminate terrorists
Operation Medusa	20061004	20061004	Mosul
Operation Benefit Day	20061011	20061011	Baghdad	Humanitarian: Marines and Iraqi Security Forces passed out backpacks full of school supplies to the children
Operation Dealer	20061012	20061012	Ramadi	Security: Was undertaken to establish a combat outpost in the area.
Battle of Amarah	20061019	20061020	Amarah	Battle: Began when 800 masked members of the Mahdi army stormed three police stations in Amarah
Operation Helping Hand	20061021	20061021	Tuz	Humanitarian: Delivered basic food staples to about 300 Kurd, Turkmen and Arab families
Battle of Fallujah(2006)	20061107	20061223	Fallujah	Battle: (See Operation Phantom Fury)
Operation Trifecta	20061114	20061118	Zaidon	Security and Counterinsurgency: Performed house-to-house searches and wide spread cache sweeps
Battle of Turki	20061115	20061116	Turki	Battle: Was fought over 40 hours between American paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and well trained insurgent forces.
Operation Talon	200611120	20061120	Fallujah, north of	Humanitarian and Counterinsurgency: Rescued 2 hostages and detained 13 suspected insurgents
Operation Polar Black Diamond	20061125	20061125	al Taca	Security and Counterinsurgency: Detained 10 terrorist suspects and found a cache of improvised explosive device components
Operation Polar Valor	20061207	20061207
Operation Cougar	20061210	20061210	Adhamiyah	Security and counterinsurgency: A cordon and search operation
Operation Arctic Sunrise	20061216	20061216	Baghdad, South of	Counterinsurgency: Removed a sizeable cache of IED making material, detained 11 individuals believed to be involved in insurgent activities and improved the living conditions for the Iraqi people in the area
Operation Eagle Watch	20061215	20061216	Tikrit	Counterinsurgency: Fifteen suspects were detained in several locations near the city
Operation Moonlight (Alkamra Almaner)	20061219	20061221		Counterinsurgency: Netted a weapons cache and demonstrated the Iraqi Army soldiers’ ability to gather intelligence, plan, execute and exercise command and control during a large-scale operation
Operation Gladiator	20061223	20061223	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: To sweep the Al Doura market and clear the area so merchants can return and be safe
Operation Beastmaster	20061229	20061229	Baghdad, the western suburb of Ghazaliya	Counterinsurgency: Cleared three large neighborhoods which were the sights of much sectarian violence

2007

Main articles: Iraq War troop surge of 2007, 2007, and 2007 in Iraq

Soldiers have a short meeting at an airfield in Baqubah before an air assault into an outlying village of the city, June 18, 2007

2007 saw a rise in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations as well as a large "surge" in US forces designed to help stabilize the region.

On January 10, 2007, President Bush announced changes in the administration's political and military strategy in the Iraq War during a television speech broadcast. The speech and underlying strategy had been crafted under the working title "The New Way Forward." In the address Bush stated “America will change our strategy to help the Iraqis carry out their campaign to put down sectarian violence and bring security to the people of Baghdad. This will require increasing American force levels. So I've committed more than 20,000 additional American troops to Iraq. The vast majority of them—five brigades—will be deployed to Baghdad."

As part of this new strategy, 2007 saw several major military operations aimed at eliminating insurgent activities, increase support services such as medical facilities and utilities and the training of Iraqi citizens as police or military personnel.

The largest of these new operations were Operations Law and Order, Phantom Thunder and Phantom Strike.

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Arrowhead Strike VI	2007????	2007????	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Part of the continuing security plan for Baghdad
Operation Green Angel	2007????	2007????
Operation Three Swords	2007????	2007????
Operation Michigan	2007????	2007????
Operation White Rockets	2007????	20070306	near Bin Muhammad south of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Found two ammunition caches and detaining two suspects
Operation Locust	200701??	200701??
Operation Three Kings	200701??	200701??
Operation Arrowhead Strike III	20070103	????????	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Captured 13 suspected insurgents and recovered several weapons in the northwestern area of the city
Operation Turki Bowl	20070104	20070113	south of Balad Ruz in the Turki Village, Tuwilla and 30 Tamuz areas of the province	Counterinsurgency: U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 100 terrorists, detained 50, and dismantled a large terrorist group
Battle of Haifa Street	20070106	20070109	Baghdad, Haifa Street	Battle: Was a battle fought over three days for the control of Haifa Street, a two-mile (3 km)-long street in downtown Baghdad, between American and Iraqi Army forces and various insurgent forces
Operation Turki Bowl II	20070108	20070108	Balaruz	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Machete Harvest	20070110	20070111	Yusufiyah	Counterinsurgency: To deny anti-Iraq forces a safe haven in the area
Operation Koa Canyon (Wadi Aljundi)	20070114	20070127	along the Euphrates River	Counterinsurgency: An effort to disrupt insurgent activity and to root out their weapons stores along the Euphrates River
Operation Howard	20070116	20070116	Risalah	Iraqi army forces elements detained 19 men during operations to capture an illegal armed group leader allegedly responsible for coordinating violent attacks against Iraqi civilians and coalition forces
Operation Arbead II	20070118	20070118	Fallujah	Counterinsurgency: To detain members of a murder and intimidation cell
Operation Northern Venture	2007021	20070121	Al Anbar Province	Counterinsurgency: Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, uncovered 14 large caches
Operation Warm-Up	20070122	20070122	Kawla and Darar	Humanitarian: Distributed cloths, food, first aid kits and school supplies to children in Iraq
Operation Black Eagle II	20070123	20070123	Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: Soldiers detained three suspected terrorists for suspicious activity. Weapons found during the operation included two AK-47 bandoleers and two Katyusha rocket casings
Operation Eagle Claw XI	20070123	20070123	Mrbat Garhat Village near Kirkuk	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Tomahawk Strike 11	20070124	20070124	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: A series of targeted raids to disrupt illegal militia activity and help restore Iraqi security force control in the area
Battle of Najaf (2007)	20070128	20070129	Zarqa, Najaf Governorate	Counterinsurgency: Was a battle that was fought between U.S. and Iraqi forces, and the Islamist Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr
Operation New Day	20070129	20070129	the Al Warar District of Ar Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: The joint force searched more than 50 homes in the area while detaining two suspected insurgents.
Operation SINBAD	20070206	20070206	Hay A'Tanumah, a number of locations on the eastern bank of the Shatt Al'Arab opposite the main town of Basra	Counterinsurgency: Six people were detained during the operation and later released. A quantity of munitions were discovered and later disposed of by explosive experts
Law and Order(Fardh Al-Qanoon)	20070214	Ongoing	An operation to secure the population of Baghdad by targeting al Qaeda, Sunni insurgent, and Shi'a extremist elements.|
Operation Wolverine Alesia	20070223	20070203	Yusufiyah	Counterinsurgency: Discovered a weapons cache with a total of 1,129 mortar rounds uncovered
Operation Brown Hawk	20070225	20070225	Tahrir[disambiguation needed ]	Counterinsurgency: To eliminate Tahrir as an operating base for improvised explosive device building cells and key leaders of the Al-Qaeda forces in Iraq.
Operation Saber Boss	20070226	20070226	Muqdadiya	Counterinsurgency: Seized four weapons caches, killed approximately 10 insurgents and detained five suspected terrorists
Operation Ranger Dominance	200703??	200703??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: The first step in their portion of the Baghdad Security Plan
Operation Agave L	20070304	20070304
Operation Tomahawk Strike 12	20070304	20070304	Baghdad’s Sadr City	Counterinsurgency: A combined clearance of Sadr City to set secure conditions and identify and destroy militant threats and safe houses in the area in preparation of the establishment of a District Joint Security Station.
Operation Phoenix	20070305	20070305	Basrah City	Counterinsurgency: A short-notice, reactive strike operation launched on a building west of the Al Jameat district of the city as a direct result of information gained after an attack made on a Multi National Forces base
Operation Dragon Surge	20070317	20070317	Baghdad	Forward Presence and Security: To establish a presence within the city to deter the sectarian violence against the Iraqi population from insurgents and establish a footprint of Coalition Forces
Operation Arrowhead Strike 9	20070320	200704??	Baghdad, west-central Mansour security district	Counterinsurgency: Succeeded in preventing 3,200 roadside bombs, jailing 42 terrorists, and seizing enough weapons and explosives to outfit an enemy infantry battalion
Operation Enduring Education	20070325	20070401	throughout Iraq	Humanitarian: To fill the shelves of schools with necessary tools to build the foundation of a solid education
Operation Regular Justice	20070405	20070405	Diyala Province
Operation Valiant Guardian (Harris Ba’sil)	20070405	20070520	outside of the major cities of the Euphrates River valley in western al Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: Eight weeks of interdicting and disrupting enemy routes and safe havens
Operation Black Eagle	20070406	20070406	Diwaniya	Counterinsurgency: U.S. troops battled gunmen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the town of Diwaniya for control of the city
Operation Black Eagle City	20070411	200704??	Diwaniya	Humanitarian: Was a follow-on operation to Operation Black Eagle designed to rebuild the city and provide humanitarian aid to the people most affected by the recent militia violence
Operation Dixon	20070412	20070412	Baghdad, eastern portion	Security and counterinsurgency: Was aimed at disrupting local vehicle-borne improvised explosive device networks operating in the area and gaining additional information and intelligence on the VBIED networks.
Operation Yukon River	20070412	20070412	Adwaniyah	Security: A joint effort that established security in the southeastern portion of Baghdad
Operation Eagle Lightning	20070416	20070416	Baghdad, just south in the Shaka area	Counterinsurgency: Detained 33 suspected terrorists, discovered 6 weapons caches and 5 IED's
Operation School Supplies	20070418	20070418	throughout Iraq	Humanitarian: Is a program where school supplies are donated to local Iraqi students who wouldn't otherwise have what's needed for a good education
Operation Commando Dive	20070421	20070421	Baghdad, just south of, in the Shubayshen area	Counterinsurgency: Led to the detentions of almost 50 individuals and a number of cache finds
Operation Eagle Dive I	20070421	20070421	Baghdad, just south in the Shubayshen area	Counterinsurgency: The effort netted 33 detainees, most suspected of building and planting improvised explosive devices
Operation Polar Dive	20070421	20070421	the Shubayshen area, just south of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Detained three suspected terrorists and found a cache of IED-making materials including wire, black powder, explosives manuals in English and Arabic, and chemistry textbooks
Operation Trident IV	20070421	20070421	the Shubayshen area, just south of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Detained six terror suspects and found a small weapons cache containing small arms and ammunition as well as 300 pounds of homemade explosive material and ball bearings for use in IEDs
Operation Chalons	20070423	20070423		Security: The cordon and search mission was conducted in an effort to secure a suspected Anti-Iraqi Forces weapons cache located in 3rd HBCT’s operating area
Battle of Bismarck	20070423	20070424	Contact between Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West) (OBGW-2) and insurgents
Operation Eagle Dive II	20070426	20070426	Lutifiyah	Counterinsurgency: An operation intended to deny planned attacks on Patrol Base Lutifiyah.
Operation Forsythe Park	20070428	20070428	Ramadi	Counterinsurgency: Found numerous weapons and weapons caches
Operation Polar Scrum	20070501	20070501	Yusufiyah	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in 85 terror suspects detained and an improvised explosive device found during the all-day mission
Operation Rat Trap	20070501	20070501	Adhamiya	Counterinsurgency: Among those killed during the operation was Muharib Abdul Latif, the Senior Minister of Information of al-Qaeda-in-Iraq
Operation Eagle Thunder III	20070502	20070503	Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: Soldiers found a weapons cache in the reed lines that consisted of homemade grenades
Operation Dragon Fire	20070505	20070506	Baghdad, the East Rashid security district	Counterinsurgency and law enforcement: To rid the Rashid District of terrorists and criminals and to protect the population
Operation Beach Yellow	20070514	20070514	Dura-iya	Security: Patrolled in search of terrorists and terrorist activity
Operation Southern Scimitar	20070519	2007????	Rutbah	Counterinsurgency: To sweep and clear their area of insurgent activity
Operation Valdez	20070519	20070519	Uybeaydat, south of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: A mission to search for illegal weapons, explosives and high value targets in the southern town
Operation Dragon Fire East	20070526	200705??	Baghdad, the East Rashid security district	Counterinsurgency: Detained 3 suspected insurgents and found 2 weapons caches
Operation Red Eagle	20070526	20070526	Adhamiyah District	Counterinsurgency: To disrupt insurgent activity in the Suleikh neighborhood
Operation Safe Neighborhood	20070528	20070528		Security: To make neighborhoods, markets, areas of congestion safer for the Iraqis
Operation Vipers Bite	20070530	20070530	the Al Izza district of Al Kut	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in the detainment of 13 people suspected of insurgent activities
Operation Alljah	200706??	200706??	Fallujah	Security: Was designed to turn Fallujah over to local Iraqi law enforcement by dividing the city up into manageable sections
Operation Safety and Security (Fahrad Al Amin)	200706??	200706??		Counterinsurgency: To make sure al Qaeda and the insurgents have no safe sanctuary where they can rest, refit, stage, and plan for attacks
Operation Northern Forge	200706??	20070607
Operation Northern Fury	200706??	200706??
Operation Cave Dweller	20070601	Ongoing	western Euphrates River valley	Security and Reconnaissance: US Marines searched and mapped all caves they found
Operation Eagle Sweep	20070601	20070601	Lutifiyah, northeast of, near the Karkh Oil Facility	Counterinsurgency: The searches resulted in four military-aged males being questioned, one of whom was a wanted insurgent
Operation Falkirk	20070601	20070601		Counterinsurgency: To locate and detain suspected terrorists in Balad with ties to the kidnapping of two U.S. Soldiers taken captive. Resulted in a sustained firefight between the insurgents and US and Iraqi Special forces. Several women and children who had been hostage for more than a month were also freed.
Operation Hermes	20070603	20070603	Radwaniyah	Counterinsurgency: One of the homes had an SA-7 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system, and two men were detained and taken for questioning about the weapon.
Operation Polar Charade	20070603	20070603	southwest of Rushdi Mullah	Security and Counterinsurgency: Search for 2 missing Soldiers who were abducted May 12 in Quarghulli Village
Operation Brutus	20070604	20070604	Iskandariyhya	Counterinsurgency: Was an air assault mission focused on capturing or denying enemy sanctuary in the area
Operation Tiger Hammer	20070607	20070607	Baghdad, the Adhamiyah District	Counterinsurgency: The four-hour operation netted nine detainees and 38 illegal weapons
Operation Northwestern Shoulder	20070612	20070612	Sagrah, Hosfa and Zawiyah[disambiguation needed ]	Counterinsurgency and Humanitarian: Detained 10 Iraqis, searched for weapons and insurgent activity and performed several humanitarian projects
Operation Eagle Talon	20070613	20070613	Rusafa	Counterinsurgency: Recovered three AK-47 magazines, one shotgun and one chemical protective mask
Operation Phantom Thunder	20070616	Ongoing	Throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: An operation designed to defeat extremists in Iraq
Operation Marne Torch	20070616	Ongoing	Baghdad	Security: Focused on the security belts surrounding Baghdad
Operation Nijmegen	20070616	20070616	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Netted a cell leader with ties to persons of interest in the area southwest of the city.
Operation Ardennes	20070617	20070617	Muwayllihah	Counterinsurgency: Yielded two suspected insurgents wanted for their potential involvement in targeting Iraqi and Coalition Forces with improvised explosive devices and for their involvement in sectarian violence
Operation Chosin	20070617	20070617	Dura’iya	Counterinsurgency: To disrupt key insurgent networks from freedom of maneuver in the battalion’s area of operation.
Operation Destroyer Strike	20070617	20070617	Tuwaitha, near	Counterinsurgency: Coalition forces seized multiple weapons caches
Operation Chicken Coup	20070617	20070617	Route Bismark, Iraq	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Castine	20070618	20070618	Adhamiyah	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in the capture of three suspects caught with materials used in the manufacture of car bombs
Operation Arrowhead Ripper	20070619	20070619	Baqouba and its surrounding areas	Counterinsurgency: A large-scale effort to eliminate al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists
Operation Commando Eagle	20070621	Ongoing	Baghdad, southwest of	Counterinsurgency: Targeted a series of houses which local citizens indicated were being used by al-Qaeda cells to intimidate them and launch attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces
Operation Chicken Coup II	20070612	20070612	Route Bismark, Iraq	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Sledgehammer (2007)	20070622	20070622	Jabella
Operation Peregrine II	20070623	20070623	Mahmudiyah, a village outside	Counterinsurgency: Captured five members of an insurgent cell in north Babil
Operation Crazyhorse Thunder	20070623	20070623	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Seven suspects were detained for allegedly planting IED's along Route Tampa, the highway leading into Baghdad
Operation Blore Heath II	20070624	20070624	Al Dura’iya	Counterinsurgency: Cleared insurgent caches south of Salman Pak and southeast of Baghdad
Operation Bullrun	20070624	20070624	Al Dura’iya	Counterinsurgency: Part of Operation Marne Torch, the latest Coalition Force initiative to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries southeast of Baghdad
Operation Cobra Strike (2007)	20070625	20070628	Tibaj	Security: To establish a permanent combat outpost along with check points
Operation Council Grove II	20070625	20070625	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Detained six insurgents
Operation Golden Eagle II	20070627	20070627	Lutifiyah and Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was an early morning ground assault to prevent insurgents from creating a base of operations north of Lutifiyah
Operation Eagle Venture IV	20070629	20070630	between Mahmudiyah and Yusifiyah	Counterinsurgency: detained nine suspected insurgents while constructing a battle position
Battle of Donkey Island	20070630	20070630	outside Ramadi	Routine reconnaissance detects impending assault on Ramadi by 40 - 70 insurgents. US forces annihilate the insurgent force
Operation Eagles	200707??	200707??
Operation Guardian Torch	200707??	200707??	Arab Jabour	Counterinsurgency: Was designed to clear the area of al Qaeda and other insurgent forces
Operation Geronimo Strike II	200707??	200707??
Operation Justice Reach	200707??	200707??
Operation Nijemgen II	200707??	200707??
Operation Patriot Strike	200707??	200707??
Operation Dragon Hammer	20070701	20070701	Baghdad, Rashid District	Counterinsurgency: Baghdad troops detained more than 100 suspected insurgents and seized more than 200 weapons caches.
Operation Geronimo Strike	20070703	20070703	Kalsu’s Fish Farms area	Counterinsurgency: Conducted to prevent insurgency operations and attacks
Operation Four Brothers	20070706	20070706	Arab Jabour	Counterinsurgency: Found money, weapons and detained numerous people for questioning
Operation Stampede 3	20070706, on or about	20070706, on or about		Counterinsurgency: Found several weapons caches including more than 80 mortar rounds, 10 rockets, 15 pounds of plastic explosives, several artillery rounds, fuses, blasting caps and other components to be used to make IEDs
Operation Grenada	20070707	20070707	Babel, Northern portion	Counterinsurgency: Captured the ringleader of a cell responsible for conducting rocket and improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil
Operation Safe Teach	20070707	20070707	Jisr Diyala	Security Operation: Task Force Marne Soldiers teamed with Iraqi Security Forces to provide security for Iraqi school children
Operation China Shop	20070623	20070630	North of Karmah	Counterinsurgency: Conducted in order to clear insurgents and weapons caches north of Karmah and Fallujah in areas that were previously unoccupied by Coalition Forces.
Operation China Shop II	20070708	20070708	North of Karmah
Operation Eastern Fury	20070710	20070713	Fallujah
Operation Geronimo Strike III	20070710	20070713	Iskandariyah, northwest of	Counterinsurgency: Conducted in order to capture members of an Al Qaeda cell wanted in connection with the kidnapping of three American Soldiers and other attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces
Operation Saber Guardian	20070710	20070711	Sherween	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in 20 al-Qaida terrorists killed, 20 detained, and two weapons caches and 12 improvised explosive devices discovered
Operation Leyte Gulf	20070711	20070711	Mahmudiyah, south of	Counterinsurgency: A ring leader of a cell and 4 of his lieutenants responsible for conducting improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil was captured
Operation Eagle Ares	20070712	20070712	Lutifiyah, east of	Counterinsurgency: Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers nabbed 46 men suspected of involvement with al Qaeda affiliated terror networks
Operation Waterfront	20070713	20070713	Al Anbar	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Polar Tempest	20070714	20070714	al-Owesat and al-Thobat, the villages near	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in 12 men being detained for questioning on suspicion of terrorist activity.
Operation Bellicose Bastian	20070715	20070715		Counterinsurgency: Ten suspected insurgents were arrested
Operation Ithaca	20070715	20070715	Haimer, Abu Nasim, and Jamil, near the villages of	Counterinsurgency: Resulted in 29 al-Qaida gunmen killed, 23 detained, eight hostages released, two weapons caches discovered and a safe house destroyed
Operation Mawtini	20070715	200707??	Al Anbar province, western portion	Counterinsurgency: To neutralize any future attempts by insurgent Forces to re-establish a presence in key urban areas along the Euphrates River valley
Operation Punisher III	200708??	200708??	Al Anbar province	Counterinsurgency: Aimed at countering an insurgent surge of activity in the area, as well as disrupting the flow of weapons and other illegal items toward the urban areas. Was part of Operation Mawtini.
Operation Purple Haze	20070715	20070715	Baghdad, Jamiya’a neighborhood	Counterinsurgency: Discovered two caches totaling approximately 700 lb of homemade explosives
Operation Marne Avalanche	20070716	Ongoing	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: An offensive operation aimed at stopping southern Baghdad from being used as a safe haven and preventing the movement of weapons, munitions and insurgents into Baghdad
Operation Ameliyet	20070717	20070717	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: No weapons were found, but Soldiers and police officers learned there had been holes dug where weapons may have been stored previously
Operation Iraqi Home Protector	20070722	20070722	Riyadh	Peacekeeping:
Operation Olympus	20070722	20070722	Anbakia	Counterinsurgency: Opened routes and cleared insurgents
Operation Iraqi Heart	20070723	20070723	Amman, Jordan	Humanitarian Operation: An Iraqi child received an operation in Amman, Jordan, to correct a heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot
Operation Rogue Thunder	20070724	20070724	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Outpost Established, Cache Discovered
Operation Iron Blitz	20070726	20070726	Baghdad, Northwest of	Counterinsurgency: Captured 25 suspected insurgents
Operation Woodshed	20070726	20070726	Samood Village, an area near Turki Village	Counterinsurgency: Killed 11 terrorists and detained 13 suspected terrorists
Operation Rogue Stomp	20070729	20070730	Baghdad, the Jamia Section	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Pegasus Bridge	20070730	20070805	Al Anbar Province	Counterinsurgency: Numerous weapons caches, one of which consisted of 11 tons of ammonium nitrate, are among operational highlights. Dozens of enemy munitions, homemade explosives (HME) and rigged-to-blow Improvised Explosive Devices were also uncovered and destroyed in place.
Operation Jalil	20070731	200708??	Samarra	Counterinsurgency: More than 80 suspected terrorists have been detained
Operation New Blue	200707??	200707??	throughout Iraq	Security: Put residents in police stations to guard their own communities
Operation Wickersham II	200708??	200708??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Wickersham	20070801	20070802	Baqouba, south of	Counterinsurgency: Was to clear an area used by al-Qaeda in Iraq to launch mortars into Baqouba.
Operation Winston-Salem	20070801	20070801	Baghdad, the Al Amin Section	Counterinsurgency: Captured four suspected insurgents and recovered materials for making improvised explosive devices
Operation Firecracker	20070807	200708??	the western Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: The operation was launched to seek out a suspected IED-cell in the area.
Operation Hoplite	20070804	20070807	Had Maksar	Counterinsurgency: During the operation, two house-borne improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were discovered and destroyed; two weapons caches were discovered; four IEDs were discovered and reduced; and one al-Qaida vehicle was destroyed.
Operation William Wallace	20070808	20070808	Abu Tina	Counterinsurgency: To destroy al-Qaeda elements in the Abu Tina area
Operation Banzeen	200708??	200708??	Baghdad	Law enforcement: An effort to stop anyone affiliated with illegal militias from taking gasoline and then selling it on the black market.
Operation Lightning Hammer	20070813	Ongoing	Diyala River Valley	Counterinsurgency: A large-scale offensive to defeat al-Qaeda and other terrorist cells seeking safe haven. Was part of Operation Phantom Strike.
Operation Phantom Strike	20070813	Ongoing	throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: To eliminate remaining elements of AQI and other extremist groups, preventing them from causing further terrorism and inciting sectarian violence. Additionally, it will intensify pressure on extremist networks across the entire theater.
Operation Police Victory	2007	2007		Objective:to force Al-Qaeda out of the town hit.The operation was completed by Master sergant Martin Moore and the 5th Special Forces group.
Operation Pericles	20070815	20070815	Diyala River province	Counterinsurgency: The object of the operations was to sweep insurgents from the villages and palm groves of the province.
Operation Snake River	20070815	20070815	Hawr Rajab region	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Marne Husky	20070816	20070916	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: An aviation-based combat offensive targeting Sunni and Shiia military safe havens and weapons smugglers in the southern belts of Baghdad. The 3,900 U.S. troops in the area are focusing on choking the flow of Iranian-supplied bombs and weapons reaching the capital city.
Operation Chesterfield	20070816	20070816	New Baghdad District	Counterinsurgency: Captured one suspected insurgent and recovered a weapons cache including recovering two AK-47s, two pistols and 900,000 Iraqi dinar.
Operation Little Man Brief	20070817	20070817	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Dragon Fox	200708??	200708??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Found several Weapons caches
Operation Crimson Shogun	20070820	20070820	the Owesat and Fetoah areas, along the Euphrates River	Counterinsurgency: Thirteen men were detained for further questioning, one of whom was on the battalion’s list of persons of interest. His brother was also detained, and was found by the Soldiers of Company A disguised as a pregnant woman in an attempt to avoid capture.
Operation Nijmegen II	20070823	20070823	Diyarah, north of	Counterinsurgency: 16 suspected members of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell, with suspected links to al-Qaeda, were detained.
Operation Alabama	20070823	20070823	near Baghdad ?	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Alaska	20070824	20070825	near Baghdad ?	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Falcon Fury II	200708??	200708??	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Was an air assault mission conducted in support of Operation Marne Husky
Battle of Karbala	20070827	200708??	Karbala	Battle:
Operation Combined Justice	200708??	200708??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Powerline	20070825	20070825	throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: An operation to survey Iraq for downed power lines and watching for anyone violating the stand-off distance laws.
Operation Church	20070827	20070827	Gobia	Counterinsurgency: Netted several detainees, three caches containing 150 lb of home-made explosives, two 130 mm rounds, a ZU-23 with 2,000 rounds, a rocket-propelled grenade with eight rounds, a PKC, and seven AK-47s.
Operation Gecko	20070828	20070828	Jurf as Sakhr	Counterinsurgency: Tips from concerned citizens led Iraqi Coalition Forces to identify and destroy an enemy safehouse and discover a weapons cache.
Operation Street Sweeper II	20070928	20070830	Habbaniyah, outside of	Counterinsurgency: To rid the area of insurgents and their deadly tools.
Operation Eagle Chickmauga	20070901	20070901	Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: 16 suspected insurgents were detained.
Operation Hit and Run	20070901	20070901	near Hawr Rajab	Counterinsurgency: Detained eight suspected al-Qaeda members and confiscated four AK-47 assault rifles
Operation Comanche Swarm III	20070902	20070902	Baghdad, East of	Counterinsurgency: Detained three people and seized a large cache of weapons
Operation Gator Inn	20070902	20070902	near Patrol Base Murray	Counterinsurgency: Discovered a weapons cache containing three AK-47 assault rifles, 14 mortar primers, six magazine carriers and 24 magazines.
Operation K	20070902	20070902	Baghdad, East of	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Black Shark	20070903	20070903	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: The operation, carried out by Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, was part of the continuous effort to sweep out insurgent strongholds. Soldiers also recovered two AK-47 assault rifles, one magazine and 707,000 Iraqi dinar, equal to about $600.
Operation Lightning Hammer II	20070905	20070905	throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: Search for alqaeda members throughout Iraq.
Operation Tuwaitha Sunrise	200709??	200709??	Tuwaitha, southeast of Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: To rid a major road of Improvised Explosive Devices
Operation Wickersham III	20070905	20070905	Diyala province	Counterinsurgency: The operation, designed to remove al-Qaeda influence south of Buhriz, resulted in the discovery of three weapons caches and five improvised explosive devices. Four detainees were located in the vicinity of a cache and were transferred to a facility for further questioning.
Operation Justice League	20070906	20070906	Khan Bani Sa'ad	Counterinsurgency: To drive Al-Qaeda out of the area.
Operation Rock Hammer	20070907	20070907	Baqouba, South of	Counterinsurgency: Was conducted in farmland and palm groves on the Diyala River, resulted in the discovery of 11 al Qaeda in Iraq weapons caches.
Operation Falcon Fury	20070910	20070910	Baghdad, south of	Counterinsurgency: Was an air assault mission that yielded three suspected militants who were detained after they were discovered with explosives.
Operation Tacoma III	20070910	20070910	New Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: The operation, carried out by Soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, resulted in the recovery of two explosively formed penetrators, eight hand grenades, one rocket, 218 rounds of ammunition, three mortars and three rolls of wire.
Operation Greywolf Hammer II	2007????	2007????		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Gun Barrel City	2007????	2007????		Counterinsurgency:
Operation California	20070912	20070912	Near Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency:
Operation Viking Clampdown III	20070915	20070915		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Arizona	20070915	20070915		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Dragon Talon II	20070917	20070917	Baghdad	Counterinsurgency: Captured 2 individuals suspected of anti-Coalition activities and the confiscation of several weapons caches.
Operation Marne Torch II	200709??	200709??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Bethel	20070919	20070919	Hawr Rajab	Counterinsurgency: Detained insurgent suspects and destroyed weapons
Operation Lions Paw	200709??	200709??	throughout Iraq	Humanitarian: The release of 50 to 75 Iraqi detainies each day during Ramadan
Operation Viking Snatch	20070920	20070920	Sheik Hammad Village, near	Counterinsurgency: A weapons smuggler was detained and a cache of weapons was discovered containing two AK-47s, four magazines and two pistols with two magazines
Operation Gecko III A	20070921	20070921	Jurf As Sukhr	Counterinsurgency: A weapons cache was also discovered during the operation which contained two hand grenades, one 105mm artillery round, one 81mm mortar round, one PKC machine gun, one Dragunov sniper rifle, one DISHKA heavy machine gun, three AK-47 assault rifles, two ammunition vests and other paraphernalia. The cache was destroyed on the scene.
Operation Bear	20070929	20070929	Baqouba	Counterinsurgency: An operation designed to look for weapons caches and insurgents.
Operation Gold Digger	20070929	20070929	Sheik Jamil	Counterinsurgency: Searched for weapons caches.
Operation Anchorage	20070930	20070930	east of FOB Falcon	Counterinsurgency: Discovered weapons and detained several suspected insurgents
Operation Hawaii II	20071003	20071004	Near Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: searching weapons caches.
Operation Rock Drill	20071005	20071005	Muradiyah	Counterinsurgency: Discovered a large weapons cache in the village cemetery and detained two men.
Operation Eagle Shiloh III	20071006	20071006	Said Abdulla Corridor, west of Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: Detained 17 suspected insurgents.
Operation Elfin Cove	200710??	200710??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Belleau Wood	200710??	200710??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Bell Hurriyah (Enjoy Freedom)	200710??	200710??		Counterinsurgency:
Operation Gecko IIIB	200710??	200710??	throughout Iraq	Counterinsurgency: Search for weapons caches and suspected insurgents.
Operation Bone Breaker	20071015	20071015	southeast Baqouba	Counterinsurgency: Captured one large weapons cache containing assorted weapons and ammunition, as well as two smaller caches containing home-made explosives.
Operation Ohio II	20071017	20071017	Near Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: searching weapons caches. Some 60mm and 120mm Mortar rounds were found and destroyed by IEDs teams.
Operation Kentucky	20071020	20071020	Near Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: searching weapons caches.
Operation Hawaii III	20071023	20071024	Near Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: searching weapons caches.
Operation Montana II	20071112	20071113	Near Mahmudiyah	Counterinsurgency: searching weapons caches with Iraqi Forces.
Operation Iron Reaper	20071127	200712??	Northern Iraq	Counter Insurgency:To pursue al-Qaeda in Iraq and extremist elements from the region.

2008

See also: 2008 and 2008 in Iraq

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Oklahoma	20080108	20080209	Near Mahmudiyah?	clearing houses.
Operation Marne Thunderbolt	200801??	20080215	southeast of Baghdad	Security:Focused on pursuing the enemy and clearing al-Qaeda safe havens. Transitioned to Operation Marne Grand Slam in February 2008.
Operation Rock Reaper	200801??	2008????	west of Baquba, Iraq	Counter Insurgency: Effort to clear Al-Queda strongholds
Operation Phantom Phoenix	20080108	Ongoing	southeast of Baghdad, Northern Iraq	Security:Focused on pursuing the enemy and clearing al-Qaeda safe havens
Operation Raider Harvest	20080108	Ongoing	southeast of Baghdad, Northern Iraq	Security: A sub operation of Operation Iron Harvest.
Operation Iron Harvest	20080109	Ongoing	Northern Iraq	Counter Insurgency: To pursue al-Qaeda in Iraq and extremist elements from the region. A sub operation of the corps-level offensive Operation Phantom Phoenix
Operation Marne Grand Slam	20080215	20080315	southeast of Baghdad	Security:Focused on pursuing the enemy and clearing al-Qaeda safe havens. Transitioned to Operation Marne Rugged in March 2008.
Operation Marne Rugged	20080315	Ongoing	southeast of Baghdad	Security:Focused on pursuing the enemy and clearing al-Qaeda safe havens.
Operation Sawlat al-Fursan (Charge of the Knights)	20080324	Ongoing	al Qurnah, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:Targeting criminal elements by the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Security Forces
Operation Estonia	20080329	20080330	the cities of Hamza and Hashmiyah, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:detained numerous criminals and found two caches
Operation Manchu Harvest III (Salah ad Din)	20080404	2008????	Salah ad Din Province, Iraq	Counter Insurgency: discovered a large weapons cache
Operation Marne Piledriver	20080415	2008????	the Mahmudiyah area	Peacekeeping and Counterinsurgency:will continue efforts to root out insurgency and stimulate economic growth and development throughout the Mahmudiyah Qada
Operation Restore Peace VI	20080518	20080518	Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:To reconcile with combatants. Reported a 90% drop in violence in certain areas.
Operation Lions Roar	20080519	20080519	the Younis al-Sabawi neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:Discovered a cache consisted of more than 100 mortar rounds, more than 100 mortar fuses, two mortar tubes, two mortar bipods, one suicide vest, two rockets and eight mines.
Operation Balad Musalahah[15]	20080522	2008????	Balad area	Counter Insurgency:Allowing reconciliation of insurgents.
Operation Siegfried Line[16]	20080524	20080524	southern Baghdad, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:detained numerous suspected criminals in the Bayaa community
Operation Gravel Dump[17]	20080528	20080528	Karma,Iraq	Counter Insurgency: Joint USMC/Iraqi Army search of gravel trucks for smuggled weapons.
Operation Spring Break[18]	200805??	200805??	Lake Tharthar, Iraq	Counter Insurgency: 4 day joint operation between U.S. Marines and Iraqi Army scouts.
Operation al Salam, (Peace)[19]	20080520	Ongoing	Sadr City, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:
Operation Lion Hunt[20]	20080606	20080606	Ninewah province, Iraq	Counter Insurgency:the first unilateral Iraqi-led aerial operation conducted by the 11th brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army division.
Operation New Town[21]	20080610	20080610	Shakriyah,Iraq	Counter Insurgency:an air assault census mission conducted by the 22nd brigade, 6th Iraqi Army division
Operation Iron Roundup II[22]	2008????	20080706	provinces north of Baghdad—Diyala, Salah ad Din, Kirkuk and Ninewa	Counter Insurgency:discovered weapons caches and detained three suspected terrorists
Operation Lions Paw[23]	2008????	2008????	throughout Iraq	Counter Insurgency:During the Ramadan month, between fifty and seventy Iraqis will be released from U.S. detention centers in Iraq each day
Operation Eagle North[24]	20080808	20080808	Abu Osage Village of the Sa’id Abdullah Corridor	Counter Insurgency:to find and detain suspected criminals throughout the area
Operation Monmouth[25]	20080827	20080827	Habbash Village	Counter Insurgency:search for weapon caches and suspected criminals
Operation Viper Pursuit[26]	20080801	20080830	the Sulayman Bak area	Counter Insurgency:to search for insurgent activity

2009

See also: 2009 and 2009 in Iraq

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation Iron Gator[27]	20090114	2009????	Salman Pak	Security and Humanitarian:A series of ground breaking projects totaling $2 million to improve the security and infrastructure of Salman Pak, southeast of Baghdad.
Operation Goodwill[28]	20090123	2009????	Maysan province	Humanitarian:distribution of food, toys and medical supplies to poor Iraqis in the rural villages of Maysan province, to include the villages of Amarah and Abu Romanah.
Operation Wolf Pursuit[29]	200902??	Ongoing	Diyala Province	Operation Wolf Pursuit was a joint US and Iraqi operation aimed at targeting insurgents in rural areas of Diyala Province, and the rural southern area of Balad Ruz specifically. Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces intended to enter rural areas, clear them of insurgents, and then build combat outposts to maintain security and oversee the development of the rural areas.
Operation New Hope[30]	20090221	Ongoing	Mosul	Operation New Hope was a military offensive with joint US and Iraqi participation that began on February 21, 2009. The operation's objective was to degrade Al-Qaeda in Iraq's capabilities in Mosul, the capital of the northern province of Ninewah. It also intended to follow up on arrest warrants, carry out search-and-raid operations in parts of Mosul, and reinforce the presence of security forces. In the first evening hours of the offensive, 84 suspects were arrested on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.
Operation Ninewa Resolve[31]	20090414	Ongoing	Neighborhoods in Ninewa	Operation Ninewa Resolve is a subset of Operation New Hope. As part of the operation, Coalition and Iraqi forces partner to clear insurgents from neighborhoods in Ninewa's capital city of Mosul. After the neighborhood is cleared, a holding force is put into place to prevent the return of insurgents. Once the neighborhood is secured, the holding force begins quick-impact projects to employ Iraqis and spur economic development and reconstruction.
Operation Glad Tidings of Benevolence II[32]	2009????	2009????		The operation has consisted of clearing areas in search of weapons caches, checking identification for known criminals and bringing humanitarian assistance to local communities.
Operation Legion Pursuit II[33]	2009	2009	Diyala Province	The top three key tasks of Legion Pursuit II were to project and sustain Iraqi Security and Coalition forces in the villages of Abu Bakr and Abu Awad, Diyala Province, Iraq and to conduct a detailed census of the towns and to provide humanitarian assistance in order to bolster ISF and local national relations.

2010

See also: 2010 and 2010 in Iraq

Battle/Operation Name	From Date	To Date	Location	Purpose/Result
Operation New Dawn	2010	Ongoing	Iraq	The continuing operation to stabilize Iraq. Name change is meant to signal the change of mission for U.S. forces in Iraq.
Battle of the Palm Grove	9-9-2010	9-12-2010	Hudaidy,Diyala, Iraq	Iraqi police and army supported by American Trainers engaged in a 3 day indecisive engagement with insurgents.

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33. ^ Iraqi Army, Coalition forces partner for Operation Legion Pursuit II

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Casualties

(additional links not found in Casualties links section)

• "[1]; Iraqi Civilian Deaths Increase Dramatically After Invasion" Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, October 28, 2004.
• "One-Day Toll in Iraq Combat Is Highest for U.S. in Months", Washington Post, October 19, 2006.
• U.S. Military Personnel Wounded in Iraq & Afghanistan: A Running Log.
• Moving a Nation to Care: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's Returning Troops by Ilona Meagher, Introduction by Penny Coleman, Foreword by Robert Roerich, M.D.

Combat operations related

• "Aerial Propaganda Leaflet Database". Psywar.org, 6 November 2005. (ed. Iraq War PSYOP leaflets and posters)

News

• Electronic Iraq: Daily news and analysis from Iraq with a special focus on the Iraqi experience of war.
• News from Iraq: Aggregated news on the war, including politics and economics.
• The Struggle for Iraq: BBC Best Link: All the latest news, analysis and images from Iraq.
• War in Iraq: CNN Special Report: This page was archived in May 2003 when President Bush declared an end to major combat. However, the coalition casualties' list continues to be updated.
• Iraq: Transition of Power: CNN Special Report: Three years later, debate rages.