- Operation Dagger
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Operation Dagger Part of the Post-invasion Iraq Date June 18, 2005 Location western Iraq Belligerents 
United States
New Iraqi ArmyIraqi insurgents Operation Dagger took place in the southern Lake Tharthar region, in Al Anbar province and was conducted by the Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division.
The mission, which was to locate hidden weapons caches and enemy sanctuaries, was a failure. The mission followed Operation Spear, a similar operation.
2005 Iraq war Operations2005 Operations Able Rising Force • Able Warrior • Attleboro (Iraq) • Badlands • Big Dig • Block Party • Block Party II • Bow Country • Bowie • Bruins • Bull Dawg Chariot • Carentan • Centaur Showdown • Checkmate • Chepultepec • Clear Decision • Cobweb (MND-CS) • Copperas Cove • Cyclone • Dagger • Demon Digger • Doctor • Dragons Breath • Dunlap • East Lansing • Flea Flicker • Fontana • Great Lakes • Green Trident • Grey Wolf II • Hedgehog • Hudson • Hunter • Iron Fist • Iron Hammer • Joint Venture • Kennesaw Dragon • Keystone Sweep • Knockout • Lanthonid • Liberty Express • Lightning • Lions • Matador • Mongoose • Moon • Moon River Dragon • Mountaineers • Moving Forward • Muthana Strike • National Unity • Neighborhood Watch • New Market • Open Window • Panthers(Numur) • Peninsula (MND-CS) • Pitchfork • Quickstrike • Rams • Restoring Rigthts • River Blitz • River Gate • River Walk • San Juan • Saratoga • Scimitar • Scrimmage • Seahorse • Shadyville • Shank • Skinner • Spear (Romhe) • Spider Web • Squeeze Play • Steel Curtain • Strategic Separation • Swashbuckle • Sword • Therapist • Thunder • Tigers (Numur) • Uhasar • Unforgiven • Vacant City • Warrior's Rage • White Shield • Wolf Stalk 2 • WoodstockSee also Iraq • Invasion • Post Invasion • Iraq Operations - Chronological • Timeline • Terrorist Attacks • CasualtiesPrior events Disarmament crisis · WMD claims · Rationale · Popular opinion · Public relations · February interview · Biological weapons
Invasion Multi-National Force · Timeline · Battle of Nasiriyah · Invasion of Baghdad · Debecka Pass · Firdos Square statue · Mission Accomplished Speech
Occupation Military operations Coalition Provisional Authority · Iraq Interim Governing Council · Insurgency · Human rights · Civil war · Execution of Saddam Hussein · U.S. troop withdrawal · Insurgent attacks · Aircraft losses
Opinions Opposition · Protests · Criticism · Legitimacy · United Nations · International community · Associated people
Controversy Mahmudiyah killings · Blackwater Baghdad shootings · Haditha killings · Ishaqi incident · Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre · Baghdad airstrike · Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse · Iraq War documents leak · Baghdad Museum looting
Aftermath Refugees · Duelfer Report · Damage to Baghdad · Aid and Investment · Economic reform · Financial cost · Casualties · Chilcot Inquiry
Timeline Categories:- Military operations of the Iraq War involving the United States
- Military operations of the Iraq War involving Iraq
- Military operations of the Iraq War in 2005
- Iraqi insurgency
- United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War
- United States battle stubs
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