November 26, 2005

CENTCOM Reports 27 November 2005

By Douglas Hanson
The CENTCOM Newsletter is not available for this past week, however, the command routinely publishes news releases here.  Among the stories covered are: Operation Steel Curtain concludes CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq —Iraqi Army Soldiers and Marines, Soldiers and Sailors with Regimental Combat Team —2 wrapped up Operation Al Hajip Elfulathi (Steel Curtain) today near the Syrian border.  The 17—day offensive, which took place in the cities of Husaybah, Karabilah and Ubaydi, was part of the larger Operation Sayaid (Hunter) designed to prevent al Qaeda in Iraq—led terrorists from operating in the Euphrates River Valley and throughout al Anbar province.  The operation made way for the establishment of a permanent Iraqi Army security presence in the al Qaim region and set the conditions for local citizens to vote in the upcoming Dec.15 elections.  Ten Marines were killed in fighting during Operation Steel Curtain.  Since the operation...(Read Full Article)