List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War in 2005

Coalition and Iraqi government forces continue to battle Iraqi militants and other fighters. During early and mid-May 2005, the U.S. also launched Operation Matador, an assault by around 1,000 marines in the ungoverned region of western Iraq. Coalition and Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi fighters and civilians have been killed in these conflicts. As of late July 2007, nearly 3,700 U.S. soldiers have been killed, and around ten times this many have been wounded. The number of Iraqi citizens who have fallen victim to the fighting has risen. The Iraqi government, with some holdovers from the CPA, engaged in securing control of the oil infrastructure (a source of Iraq's foreign currency) and control of the major cities of Iraq. The insurgency, the developing the New Iraqi Army, disorganized police and security forces, as well as a lack of revenue have hampered efforts to assert control. In addition, former Baathist elements and militant Shia groups have engaged in sabotage, terrorism, open rebellion, and establishing their own security zones in all or part of a dozen cities. The Allawi government vowed to crush the insurgency.
An election for a government to draft a permanent constitution took place during this time (ed. see Politics of Iraq for more information on the political state of Iraq). Although some violence and lack of widespread Sunni participation marred the event, much of the eligible Kurd and Shia populace participated. Sectarian violence has also been prominent part of the militant and guerrilla activity. Targets here where often Shia gatherings or civilian concentrations mainly of Shias. As a result, over 700 Iraqi civilians died in the month.
==2005 Iraq operations==
Battle/Operation name 	From date	To date 	Location 	Purpose and result
Operation Attleboro(Iraq) 	 	 	 	Delivered a variety of much-needed supplies and equipment to the Iraqi Police of Ash Sharqat
Operation Dunlap 	 	 	 	
Operation East Lansing 	 	 	 	
Operation Hudson 	May 2005 	May 2005 	 	Focused on disrupting enemy activities
Operation Moon 	 	 	 	
Operation Moving Forward 	 	 	 	
Operation Neighborhood Watch 	 	 	 	
Operation Spider Web 	 	 	 	
Operation Vacant City 	 	 	 	
Operation River Walk 	 	 	Latifiyah 	Found over 9 significant weapons caches, detained 43 suspected insurgents and discovered and destroyed several bombs
Operation Lanthonid 	 	 	Baqubah, near 	Nine targeted AIF members were detained along with two other suspected AIF members and numerous weapons
Operation Therapist 	 	 	near Tikrit 	During the series of raids, 11 were detained. Three of the detainees were on the target list. Also confiscated were 120 mm mortars and assorted ammunition
Operation Hedgehog 	 	 	Hīt 	Discovered numerous caches of insurgent ordnance and weaponry
Operation Copperas Cove 	 	 	Al-Karkh, the neighborhoods of Karkh and Sheik Marruf 	Raided a mechanic’s shop suspected of being used by insurgents and found 35 mortars which had to be removed by hand
Operation Keystone Sweep 	 	 	As Siniyah 	To conduct raids, capture or kill insurgents and eliminate bombs and other illegal weapons
Operation Clean Sweep 	 	 	Al Buetha, 15KM South of Baghdad along the Tigris River 	Clean out an area that was known to be used as a way for insurgents to come towards Baghdad from the south as well as an area that a lot of VBIEDs and IEDs were coming from," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Everett Knapp, commander of the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment.
In anticipation of the, 15 December nationwide elections, U.S. soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, as well as Iraqi forces from the 4th Public Order Brigade and 1st Commando Brigade, raided about 350 homes and detained 49 suspected terrorists. Military officials said ten of the suspects were forwarded to detention facilities.
Operation Checkmate 	 	 	Jabella, 50 mi (80 km) south of Baghdad 	Successfully detained 15 insurgents including a suspected former intelligence officer in Saddam Hussein’s regime
Operation Big Dig 	 	 	Latifiyah 	Collected and destroyed weapons caches
Operation Centaur Showdown 	 	 	Mufrek 	Searched for unregistered weapons and illegal bomb-making materials
Operation Trailblazer 	 	 	near Baqubah 	To clear the roads and supply routes around the city of IED's
Operation River Blitz 	 	 	Al Anbar province 	Targeted insurgents in cities along the Euphrates River including Hit, Ramadi, and Baghdad
Operation River Bridge 	 	 	Hit-Haditha Corridor 	Counterinsurgency, follow on to Operation River Blitz
Operation Lightning (Al Barkh) 	 	 	Baghdad 	Shifting the new government from a defensive to an offensive posture in its efforts to disrupt terrorist activities in Baghdad
Operation Lightning South 	June 2005	June 2005 	South Baghdad 	Detained several suspected terrorists
Operation Unforgiven 	 	 	Albu Hatim 	The operation uncovered five weapons caches including more than 7,000 rounds of ammunition, an improvised explosive device factory and 39 members of anti-Iraqi forces
Operation Swashbuckle 	 	 	Ar Ramadi 	The four-man comedy show, presented by Hack and Slash, provided an explosive round of entertainment for more than 100 Marines
Operation Fontana 	 	 	the Babil and Wasit provinces 	Was to eliminate places where terrorists trained to carry out their activities
Operation Block Party 	 	 	Fallujah 	More than 100 Marines, side-by-side with three companies of Iraqi soldiers, cordoned and searched a targeted area of the city.
Operation Grey Wolf II 	 	 	Shakarta 	A surprise operation to catch suspected terrorists and criminals
Operation Vandguard Tempest 	 	 	the Baghdad neighborhood of al-Dora 	Designed to locate nearly 90 known terrorist ringleaders that were thought to be living in that area
Operation Badlands 	 	 	Saqlawiyah 	Security and stability operations designed to root out insurgent activity and illegal weapons caches
Operation Scrimmage 	 	 	Kubaysa, Al Anbar Province 	Unofficial name for a sub-part of operation Outerbanks
Operation Outer Banks 	 	 	Hit-Haditha Corridor 	Counterinsurgency
Operation Quicksweep 	 	 	Baghdad 	Resulted in the capture of several individuals identified as insurgents and the discovery of a weapons stash totaling 3,000 pounds of large caliber explosive munitions in a rural area northwest of Baghdad.
Operation Philadelphia 	 	 	the Babil and Wasit provinces 	Was designed to prevent terrorists from mounting and resulted in several people being detained and questioned.
Operation Clear Decision 	 	 	Al Karmah 	It was a success because the operation was conducted safely, insurgents were detained, and the relationship with the local populace improved
Operation Cobweb (MND-CS) 	 	 	Wasit province 	Twenty-nine individuals were detained while forty kinds of guns were confiscated in addition to explosive materials being found
Operation Matador (Battle of Al Qaim) 	 	 	northwestern Anbar province 	It was focused on eliminating insurgents and foreign fighters in a region known as a smuggling route and a sanctuary for foreign fighters
Battle of Al Qaim 	 	 	Anbar province 	(See Operation Matador)
Operation Block Party II 	 	 	Fallujah 	Only a small amount of ordnance was found during the operation, most of it pointed out by the local residents
Operation Mongoose 	 	 	south of Diyarah 	To capture individuals responsible for recent attacks against Coalition forces and local residents
Operation Dragons Breath 	 	 	Ramadi 	Was designed to target insurgents in Ramadi neighborhoods
Operation Peninsula (MND-CS) 	 	 	As Suwaryah 	To round up terrorists and eliminate their base of operations
Operation Squeeze Play 	 	 	Baghdad, the western suburbs 	Almost 300 suspects were detained in the first day of the operation
Operation Chepultepec 	 	 	Lutafiyah, the southern Ubaydah region 	The Iraqi Army detained 12 suspects and captured several weapons
Operation New Market (Souk Jadeed) 	 	 	The city of Haditha 	A raid on the city of Haditha to disrupt insurgents.
Operation Moon River Dragon 	 	 	the village of Al Julaam 	More than 40 individual males were interrogated about insurgent activities
Operation San Juan 	 	 	 	Security and Humanitarian: A five-day operation repairing Alternate Supply Route San Juan, making it safer for convoys and local civilians traveling the road on a daily basis
Operation Pitchfork 	 	 	The area east of the Lake Thar-Thar region 	Marines located over 50 hidden weapons caches and an underground bunker in the vicinity of a rock quarry.
Operation Uhaser 	 	 	throughout Northern Babil province, south of Baghdad 	They conducted continuous patrols, vehicle checkpoints, raids, and searches
Operation Woodstock 	 	 	throughout Northern Babil province, south of Baghdad 	They conducted continuous patrols, vehicle checkpoints, raids, and searches
Operation Spear (Romhe) 	 	 	Karabilah 	Aimed at rooting out terrorists, foreign fighters and disrupting terrorist support systems in and around Karabilah
Operation White Shield 	 	 	northern Babil province 	Discovered a weapons cache and detained seven terror suspects
Operation Dagger (Khanjar) 	 	 	Anbar province 	The operation is focused on locating hidden weapons caches and denying terrorists sanctuary in the Southern Lake Thar-Thar region, in an area 85 kilometers northwest of Baghdad that is a suspected logistical hub.
Operation Strategic Separation (al Azil al Sitrateegi)	 	 	Babil province, northern portion 	Two hundred and nineteen suspected insurgents were detained
Operation Sword(Saif) 	 	 	The city of Hit 	To occupy the city of Hit and establish a permanent presence there by coalition and Iraqi forces.
Operation Shadyville 	 	 	Saqlawiyah 	Searched 244 houses and netted several suspected insurgent supporters, two bombs, and 50 AK-47 assault rifles
Operation Hunter(Sayaid) 	 	 	along the Euphrates River Valley and the broder of Syria 	Aimed at denying Al Qaeda in Iraq the ability to operate in the Euphrates River Valley and at preventing the terrorists from continuing their campaign of murder and intimidation against the local population
Operation Seahorse 	 	 	 	British-led Multi-National Division Southeast with a mission to detect and deter illicit activity along the Iraqi border
Operation Sergeant Thea'a 	 	 	Baqubah 	Was to capture, or kill, terrorists in the city
Operation Thunder 	 	 	Baghdad 	Found at least 1 weapons cache and detained several suspects
Operation Demon Digger 	 	 	Al Rashid district, near 	seized three weapons caches
Operation Muthana Strike 	 	 	Baghdad International Airport, neighborhoods next to 	Over 100 individuals were detained as a result of the operation, including reportedly foreign fighters from Egypt
Operation Bow Country 	 	 	Baghdad, areas in the far-east portion 	Counterinsurgency and reconnaissance: To find weapons and ammunition caches, and to develop intelligence on insurgent activity.
Operation Scimitar 	 	 	Zaidan, approximately 20 mi (30 km) southeast of Fallujah 	At least 22 suspected insurgents were detained
Operation Warriors Rage 	 	 	Baghdad, the Ameriyah district 	The search found 10 to 12 122/130-millimeter rounds enhanced with propane to make a larger fireball in the explosion
Operation Teddy Drop 	 	 	Baghdad 	A humanitarian mission geared to give teddy bears to Iraqi children
Battle of Haditha 	 	 	Haditha 	Was a battle fought over two days that were under insurgent control in the Euphrates River valley during 2005
Operation Quickstrike 	 	 	Haditha, Haqliniyah, and Barwanah 	An offensive operation aimed at disrupting insurgent activities and recovering a missing Marine sniper.
Operation Able Warrior 	 	 	Baghdad, west of the Baghdad International Airport 	Was conducted in order to disrupt car bombing cells and roadside bomb emplacers, and prevent them from planning, preparing and carrying out terrorist attacks in the area.
Operation Restoring Rights 	 	 	the northern city of Tall Afar, located 30 mi (50 km) west of MosulIraq	Was a massive military push to engage and destroy the heavy insurgent contingent located there.
Operation Royalty 	 	 	northwest of Baghdad 	Captured bomb makers in the process of planting a car bomb
Battle of Tal Afar 	 	 	Tal Afar 	The city was temporarily cleared for elections in 2005, but was not secured in a long-term view.
Operation Cyclone(Zoba) 	 	 	Rutbah 	Against al-Qaida fighters
Operation Flea Flicker 	 	 	Zafaraniya 	Was designed to disrupt insurgent activity in the area in preparation for the, 15 October constitutional referendum
Operation National Unity 	 	, at least until	Baghdad 	Charged with the objective of detecting and halting insurgent activity.
Operation Rose Bowl 	 	 	Mohawla, Diyala 	search in Mohawla 952.
Operation Clydesdale 	 	 	 	
Operation Mountaineers(Hiba) 	 	 	southern Ramadi 	Which consists of 400 ISF soldiers and 500 U.S. service members, is to disrupt insurgents
Operation Carentan 	 	 	Diyala and Salah ad Din Governorate] 	Was responsible for detaining over 700 suspected insurgents and clearing 120 weapons caches
Operation Constitution Hammer 	 	 	Fallujah 	Was conducted to disrupt insurgent activity along the main supply routes in Fallujah, find and capture weapons caches, and kill or capture insurgents
Operation Iron Fist (Kabda Bil Hadid) 	 	 	Sadah approximately 12 km. from the Syrian border 	In order to root out al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists operating in the area and to disrupt terrorist support systems in and around the city
Operation Bowie 	 	 	Ar Ramadi, southern portion 	While sweeping through the mostly rural area, the ISF assisted the Marines in identifying people who were not from here and helped in searching homes and buildings for weapons caches and insurgent propaganda.
Operation Saratoga 	 	 	North Central Iraq 	To provide a safe observance of Ramadan and security for the upcoming referendum
Operation River Gate (Bawwabatu Annaher) 	 	 	Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana 	The operation's goal is to deny the al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network the ability to operate in the three Euphrates River Valley cities and to free the local citizens from the insurgents' campaign of murder and intimidation
Operation Fiesta Bowl 	 	 	Mohawla 	search in Mohawla 964
Operation Doctor 	 	 	Ar Ramadi, the Women's and Children's Hospital 	The operation, led by Civil Affairs Group 6, supplied the hospital and the local Ministry of Health with more than $500,000 in medical supplies and equipment that was sorely needed by the citizens of the Al Anbar provincial capital.
Operation Cornhusker 	 	 	Mohawla 	cordon and search in Mohawla 953 and clearing operations in Mohawla 955
Operation Open Window 	 	 	the south central region of Iraq 	To prepare the area for transfer to the responsibility of the Iraqi 8th Division.
Operation Tigers (Numur) 	 	 	Ramadi 	Resulted in the capture of several weapons caches and several terrorist suspects
Operation Wolf Stalk II 	 	 	Ninevah 	Soldiers were charged with disrupting insurgent activity and responding to the needs of local citizens.
Operation Great Lakes 	 	 	 	Army National Guard, Army and USMC units from FOB Grizzly were charged with disrupting insurgent activity south of Udame. SFC Kyle B. Wehrly of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery was killed in the Operation.
Operation Shank(Harba) 	 	 	Ramadi, central and southern portions 	Was the fifth in a series by the Iraqi army and coalition forces engaged in combined clearing operations to disrupt terrorism and set conditions for a successful, 15 December election in the provincial capital of Anbar
Operation Syrian Round-up 	 	 	Zafaraniya 	clear Mohawla 965. A car was confiscated.
Operation Steel Curtain (Al Hajip Elfulathi) 	 	 	Karabilah 	A Continued effort to clear the town of insurgent activity and weapons
Operation Slapshot 	 	 	near Sindabad 	targets in M979 and clear Bania Farm.
Operation Fiesta Bowl II 	 	 	Diyala 	clear M964.
Operation Knockout 	 	 	Ba'qubah 	A division-size raid designed to destroy or disrupt all of their cells in a large locality in a single night
Operation Paradise City II 	 	 	Around Rasheed Airfield 	Clearing operation in Zone 11W
Operation Kennesaw Dragon 	 	 	Dawr 	Conducted an air assault into landing zones outside the town and moved in to search for insurgents, insurgent activity and weapons caches.
Operation Panthers (Numur) 	 	 	Ramadi, the Sophia district 	Discovered weapons caches and detained suspected terrorists
Operation Home Run 	 	 	Zafaraniya 	clear Mohawla 959 in Zafaraniya
Operation Bruins(Dibbah) 	 	 	Ramadi 	Part of a series of disruption operations in Ramadi and is designed to set the conditions for successful elections in December
Operation Cotton Bowl 	 	 	Zafaraniya 	clear Mohawla 961 in Zafaraniya
Operation Lions(Asad) 	 	 	Ar Ramadi, the Tammim area 	This operation involved Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces clearing sections of the city in order to disrupt the insurgency and set conditions for successful elections on 15 December
Operation Tyche Round-up 	 	 	Diyala 	capture/kill AIF targets in Mohawla 964.
Operation Turkey Bowl 	 	 	Zafaraniya 	clear Mohawla 951.
Operation Iron Hammer (Matraqa Hadidia) 	 	 	Hai al Becker region 	The completion of construction of a long-term base on the eastern side of the Euphrates River across from Hīt and about 170 kilometers west of Baghdad.
Operation Green Trident 	 	 	Fallujah, south of 	U.S. Marines discovered more than ten metric tons of munitions hidden at 72 cache sites 39 km south of Fallujah
Operation Rams(Tallie) 	 	 	Ramadi 	The forces have discovered four weapons
Operation Stocking Stuffer 	 	 	Diyala 	raid on 3 Ansar-al-Sunna targets in M964
Operation Skinner(Gashshaa) 	 	 	central Ramadi 	The operation netted four weapons caches and several detainees and also two command initiated rocket systems designed to ambush passing convoys in central Ramadi. The combined forces also discovered a roadside bomb that the insurgents planned to use in the rocket attack.
Operation Able Rising Force 	 	 	Khadisia 	Locate and detain suspected terrorists
Operation Bull Dawg Chariot 	 	 	Baqubah, near 	The operation reportedly netted four suspected terrorists
Operation Liberty Express 	 	 	Fallujah 	Transportation of election supplies from the printer to the camp, where Iraqi Police and members of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq picked up and escorted the supplies, including ballots, and dispersed them to various polling sites in the city of Fallujah.
==See also==
*List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War
*2005 in Iraq
==References==
*National Force Iraq Website
*Global security
*National Corps-Iraq
*Defense America
*Army 1st Division website
*DVIDS Website
*States Army Website
==External articles==
;Maps of Iraq
*High resolution maps of Iraq.
;Iraqi sources
*Iraq Diaries – Iraqis writing about their experiences of war.
*The Ground Truth Project – A series of exclusive, in-depth interviews with Iraqis, aid workers, military personnel and others who have spent significant time on-the-ground in Iraq.
*What Iraqis Think – A compilation of the latest polls and blogs coming out of Iraq.
;Casualties
(additional links not found in Casualties links section)
*"; Iraqi Civilian Deaths Increase Dramatically After Invasion" Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 28 October 2004.
*"One-Day Toll in Iraq Combat Is Highest for U.S. in Months", Washington Post, 19 October 2006.
*U.S. Military Personnel Wounded in Iraq & Afghanistan: A Running Log.
; Combat operations related
*"Aerial Propaganda Leaflet Database". Psywar.org, 6 November 2005. (ed. Iraq War PSYOP leaflets and posters)
;News
*Electronic Iraq: Daily news and analysis from Iraq with a special focus on the Iraqi experience of war.
*News from Iraq: Aggregated news on the war, including politics and economics.
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