Operation Squeeze Play

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Operation Squeeze Play
Part of the Post-invasion Iraq
Date 22 May 2005 Location Western Iraq Result Almost 300 suspects detained in the first day
Belligerents
United States New Iraqi Army	Iraqi Insurgents

After the handover of sovereignty, Operation Squeeze Play was a combined U.S./Iraqi sweep of the western suburbs of Baghdad launched on 22 May 2005. Almost 300 suspects were detained in the first day of the operation.^[1]

It followed Operation Matador, and preceded Operation New Market.