Operation Al Majid

Iraqi police manning a checkpoint in Barwanah in December 2006.

Battles and operations of the Iraq War in Anbar Province

Fallujah killings Desert Scorpion Ramadan 2003 Spring 2004 Blackwater Ambush 1st Fallujah 1st Ramadi Husaybah 2nd Fallujah Abu Ghraib Sayeed Matador Hit Quick Strike Steel Curtain Haditha killings Desert Shield Ramadi Bombing 2nd Ramadi Ramadan 2006 Al Majid Alljah Donkey Island 2008 AQI Offensive Karmah Bombing Abu Kamal 2009 AQI Offensive

Operation Al Majid was an operation conducted by both Marines and Iraqi security forces intended to disrupt and defeat insurgent activity throughout more than 30,000 square miles (78,000 km²) in western Al Anbar Province. The operation began in the fall of 2006 and resulted in a series of berms being constructed around the cities of Anah, Haditha, Haqlaniyah, and Barwanah.

References

Gains in stability slow but tangible in Haditha
Marines battle their past in an Iraqi city
Unit sees efforts stabilize city, drive back insurgents
Additional Coalition forces, construction of dirt ‘berms’ increase security conditions in Iraq’s Haditha Triad region
U.S. Army unit rescues kidnapped Iraqis from insurgents
"US Marines build sand walls in latest Iraq tactic". AFP. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
Hess, Pamela (5 March 2007). "The Battle For Haditha". UPI. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

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