- Operation Valiant Guardian
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Operation Valiant Guardian Date 5 April 2007 - 5 May 2007 Location Al Anbar province, Iraq Result Uncovered over 250 caches, arrested over 250 suspected insurgents and discovered over 100 IED's Belligerents 
United States
Republic of IraqCommanders and leaders Lt. Col. Michael Manning Strength 4,000 - Umm Qasr
- Al Faw
- 1st Basra
- Nasiriyah
- Raid on Karbala
- 1st Najaf
- Northern Delay
- Viking Hammer
- Samawah
- 1st Karbala
- Al Kut
- Hillah
- Green Line
- Karbala Gap
- Baghdad
- Debecka Pass
- Kani Domlan Ridge
- Al Anbar
- 1st Ramadan
- Red Dawn
- al-Qa'id
- Spring 2004
- 1st Fallujah
- Sadr City
- 1st Ramadi
- Husaybah
- 2nd Najaf
- CIMIC-House
- Samarra
- 2nd Fallujah
- Mosul
- Euphrates
- Salman Pak
- Lake Tharthar
- Al Qaim
- Hit
- Haditha
- Steel Curtain
- Tal Afar
- 2nd Ramadi
- Together Forward
- Diwaniya
- 2nd Ramadan
- Sinbad
- Amarah
- Turki
- Diyala
- Haifa Street
- Karbala Raid
- 3rd Najaf
- Imposing Law
- U.K. bases
- Black Eagle
- Baghdad belts
- Baqubah
- Donkey Island
- Shurta Nasir
- Phantom Strike
- 2nd Karbala
- Phantom Phoenix
- 2008 Day of Ashura
- Ninawa
- Sun
- Spring 2008
- 2nd Basra
- 2008 Al-Qaeda Offensive
- Augurs of Prosperity
- Abu Kamal
- Palm Grove
Operation Valiant Guardian began in 2007 and was part of the Iraq War.
Contents
Background
From CAMP RIPPER, AL ASAD, Iraq – Regimental Combat Team 2 and elements of the Iraqi Army’s 7th Division completed Operation Harris Ba’sil after eight weeks of interdicting and disrupting enemy routes and safe havens outside of the major cities of the Euphrates River valley in western al Anbar province.
The operation, dubbed “Valiant Guardian”, involved nearly 4,000 Marines, Soldiers and Sailors covering most of the 30,000 square miles (78,000 km2) of RCT-2’s operating area.
“We uncovered over 250 caches, arrested over 250 suspected insurgents and discovered over 100 improvised explosive devices,” said Lt. Col. Michael Manning, operations officer for RCT-2. “We clearly surprised them, the number of caches and detainees attest to that but more importantly, we let the enemy know that they can’t hide from us.”
This marked the first large scale operation for RCT-2 this year, supporting Multi National Force - Iraq’s Operation Farhd al Qanoon and utilizing the surge battalions sent to the Anbar Province. RCT-2’s operating area stretches from the Syrian border city of Al Qa’im down to the town of Hit, located northwest of Ramadi.
Units
United States Units
- Regimental Combat Team 2
Iraqi Units
- 7th Division
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