Prelude
The aim of Operation Iron Hammer was to remove Al-Qaeda in Iraq from the region, and establish a secure environment for a legislative election scheduled to occur in December 2005. 500 New Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division; 500 American soldiers from 2nd Battalion-114th Field Artillery Regiment, and 1,500 American Marines and sailors from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in the campaign.
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