Operation Sayeed

U.S. Marine Lcpl. Raphael Hernandez, and Iraqi Army soldiers watch over the surrounding streets from a rooftop in Karabilah, Iraq, during Operation Steel Curtain on 11 November 2005.

Date	July 2005–22 December 2005
Location	Hit, Haditha, Husaybah, and al-Qaim: Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Result	U.S. tactical victory

Belligerents

United States

Multi-National Forces West

Republic of Iraq

al-Qaeda in Iraq

Ba'ath Party Loyalists
Ansar al-Sunna
Other Insurgents

Commanders and leaders

Sulaiman Khalid Darwaish (AQI leader in Qaim, killed Jul 2005)

Casualties and losses

United States
54 killed, 324 wounded Republic of Iraq

16 killed, 89 wounded

757 insurgents killed, 64 wounded, 2,308 detained

United States

Republic of Iraq

United States
54 killed, 324 wounded Republic of Iraq

Operation Sayeed (Arabic: عملية الصياد) also known as Operation Hunter in English, was a series of operations conducted in western Anbar Province by the United States Marine Corps in 2005. It was an umbrella operation, consisting of at least 11 named operations between July 2005 to December 2005. The purpose was to drive Al Qaeda in Iraq forces from the Western Euphrates River Valley. Some parts of Operation Sayeed were Operation Steel Curtain and Operation Iron Fist.

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