Battle of Al-Qa'im (2005)
The Battle of Al-Qa'im (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.
| Operation Matador (Iraq) | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War | |||||||
A large weapons cache in New Ubaydi is destroyed | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Others | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Col. S.W. Davis | Sulaiman Khalid Darwaish | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 troops | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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9 killed 40 wounded | 125+ killed | ||||||
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