Operation Matador

The Battle of Al Qaim (code-named Operation Matador) was a military offensive conducted by the United States Marine Corps, against insurgent positions in Iraq's northwestern Anbar province, which ran from 8 May 2005 to 19 May 2005. It was focused on eliminating insurgents and foreign fighters in a region known as a smuggling route and a sanctuary for foreign fighters. In mid-May 2005, Task Force 3/2 and elements of Task Force 3/25 (3rd Battalion/... More

Duration:

  • 11 days (May 8, 2005 — May 19, 2005)

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Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006

The Republic of Iraq under Coalition occupation refers to the post-invasion period in the Republic of Iraq, after the dissolution of the Iraqi provisional...

Iraq War

The Iraq War, or the War in Iraq (also referred to as the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom by the United States military),...

Duration:

  • 11 days (May 8, 2005 — May 19, 2005)
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News-report(s):

Url News-reporting organisation Title Date
  • "Military Offensive in Iraq"Iraq
  • May 16, 2005
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