Operation Squeeze Play
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After the handover of sovereignty, Operation Squeeze Play was a combined U.S./Iraqi sweep of the eastern suburbs of Baghdad launched on 22 May 2005. Almost 300 suspects were detained in the first day
Iraqi police force being trained by American military
Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
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The Iraqi civil war was an armed conflict from 2006 to 2008 between various sectarian Shia and Sunni armed groups, such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Mahdi Army, in addition to the Iraqi govern
Operation Squeeze Play
…which led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein being captured led to various groups and governments trying to take power of Iraq leading to sectarian violence. Throughout the many stages of the Iraq war Operation Squeeze Play was a minor operation but portrayed a new hope to the coalition force. This coalition…
A city street in Ramadi heavily damaged by the fighting in 2006
Aftermath of a car bombing in Baghdad in December 2007