Operation Marne Avalanche

Operation Marne Avalanche
Part of Iraq War
Date 16 July 2007 – 15 August 2007 Location southern Baghdad, Iraq Result Transitioned to Operation Marne Husky at the commencement of Operation Phantom Strike
Belligerents
United States  Iraq	Iraqi insurgency
Strength
Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	83 killed 278 captured 51 weapon caches found 51 boats destroyed
872 killed[citation needed]

Operation Marne Avalanche was a US military operation that occurred in southern Baghdad in July 2007 as part of Operation Phantom Thunder. The goal of the offensive operation was to stop southern Baghdad from being used as a haven and to prevent the movement of weapons, munitions and insurgent activity into Baghdad.