Operation Squeeze Play
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After the handover of sovereignty
, Operation Squeeze Play was a combined U.S./Iraq
i 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
.
Politics of Iraq
The politics of Iraq takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic. It is a multi-party system whereby the executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers as the head of government, as well as the President of Iraq, and...
, Operation Squeeze Play was a combined U.S./Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i sweep of the western suburbs of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
launched on 22 May 2005. Almost 300 suspects were detained in the first day of the operation.
It followed Operation Matador
Operation Matador (Iraq)
The Battle of Al Qaim 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...
, and preceded Operation New Market
Operation New Market
After the handover of sovereignty, Operation New Market was a sweep of an area near Haditha in western Iraq conducted by one thousand coalition and Iraqi Security Forces to rid the Euphrates river bank of anti-coalition forces. It was launched on 24 May 2005 and followed Operation Squeeze Play. New...
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