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Battle of Al-Qa'im (2005)
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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.[3]
For the battle in 2017 involving ISIL, see Battle of Al-Qa'im (2017).
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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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1,000 troops | Unknown | ||||||
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9 killed 40 wounded[2] | 125+ killed |
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