Battle of Al-Qa'im (2005)

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Operation Matador (Iraq)
Part of the Iraq War
A large weapons cache in New Ubaydi is destroyed
Date 8 May 2005–19 May 2005 Location Ubaydi (near Al-Qa'im), Al-Anbar 34°13′12″N 41°03′14″E / 34.2200°N 41.0539°E / 34.2200; 41.0539 Result U.S. tactical victory
Belligerents
United States	Al-Qaeda in Iraq[1] Others
Commanders and leaders
Col. S.W. Davis[citation needed]	Sulaiman Khalid Darwaish[citation needed]
Strength
1,000 troops	Unknown
Casualties and losses
9 killed 40 wounded[2]	125+ killed

The Battle of Al-Qa'im (code-named Operation Matador) 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.^[3]