Operation Steel Curtain
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Operation Steel Curtain was a 2005 U.S.-led military offensive in western Iraq aimed at rooting out insurgents and securing the Iraq–Syria border during the Iraq War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraq War operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
establishing permanent Iraqi security presence in border towns
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preventing cross-border movement of foreign fighters ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Al Hajip Elfulathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Iraqi Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Security Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qaeda in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ insurgent forces in Iraq ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Steel Curtain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | United States Marine Corps commanders in Al Anbar ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Multi-National Force – Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| context | insurgency in Iraq ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 2005-11-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent security operations in Al Anbar ⓘ |
| involves |
cordon and search operations
ⓘ
house-to-house searches ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| location |
Al Anbar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Husaybah NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq–Syria border region NERFINISHED ⓘ Karabilah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubaydi NERFINISHED ⓘ western Iraq ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense fighting in Husaybah
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joint U.S.–Iraqi planning and execution ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq infiltration routes
ⓘ
root out insurgents in western Iraq ⓘ secure the Iraq–Syria border ⓘ |
| participants | thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Iraqi Freedom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Sayaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Iron Fist
NERFINISHED
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Operation River Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Coalition tactical victory
ⓘ
increased coalition and Iraqi control of border area ⓘ insurgent networks disrupted in border towns ⓘ |
| scale | brigade-level offensive ⓘ |
| startDate | 2005-11-05 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. air assets
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coalition logistics units ⓘ |
| theater | Al Anbar campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | offensive operation ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
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