Battle of Al-Qa'im (2005)
The Battle of Al-Qa'im 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. It was focused on eliminating insurgents and foreign fighters in a region known as a smuggling route and a sanctuary for foreign fighters.
A large weapons cache in New Ubaydi is destroyed
Al-Qa'im is an Iraqi border town located nearly 400 km (248 mi) northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border and situated along the Euphrates River, and located in the Al Anbar Governorate. It has a population of about 74,100 and it's the center of the Al-Qa'im District.
View of al-Qa'im, 2009
U.S. Marines direct the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it prepares to pick up a rotor head from a downed CH-53E near Al-Qa'im, Dec. 15, 2006.
U.S. Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment soldiers fire M777 howitzers into Syria from Firebase Saham, al-Qa'im, December 2, 2018.