Operation Squeeze Play | |||||||
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Part of the Post-invasion Iraq | |||||||
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United States New Iraqi Army |
Iraqi Insurgency |
After the handover of sovereignty, Operation Squeeze Play was a combined U.S./Iraqi sweep of the western suburbs of Baghdad launched on 22 May 2005. Almost 300 suspects were detained in the first day of the operation.
It followed Operation Matador, and preceded Operation New Market.