Operation Steel Curtain

Operation Steel Curtain ( Curtain of steel ) was a military offensive in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar, near the Syrian border. The goal of surgery Steel Curtain was the closure of the border to prevent the entry of foreign fighters and Islamists. The operation began on November 5, 2005, an attack by the coalition forces on the village Husaybah, a rebel stronghold. The fighting around this place lasted four days. On November 10 was an attack on the city Karabilah and another four days later Ubaydi. The towns and villages that were target of an attack during surgery, could be brought to 17 November 2005 under the control of coalition forces under, and the operation will succeed.

The operation was conducted by the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Marine Regiment. Also involved in the operation were troops of the newly formed Iraqi army. It was the first major offensive, which involved two battalions of Iraqi troops on the.

When the fighting during the operation came to the Pentagon, 10 marines were killed. 30 U.S. soldiers were injured. An unknown number of soldiers of the Iraqi army also came to death. According to the Pentagon, 169 insurgents were killed and 208 festgenohmmen.