Operation Desert Shield
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| Start date | January 2006 |
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| Location2 | Iraq |
| Al Anbar Governorate | |
| End date | May 2006 |
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| ID | 4055734 |
About Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Shield was a 2006 operation by the Iraqi insurgency and al-Qaeda in Iraq, planned in December 2005 as a push against American forces during the Iraq War. The goal was to destabilize the American foothold in the Anbar province over the course of six months.
