Operation Plymouth Rock | |||||||
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Part of Iraq war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
U.S. Marine Corps New Iraqi Army British Army |
ISIS Other Insurgent groups | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit | ISIS | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5000 in total [1] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None | 32 Insurgents captured[2] |
Operation Plymouth Rock was a major anti-insurgent sweep of an area south of Baghdad launched on 23 November 2004.[3] Iraqi, American and British troops took part. Elements of the American 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the British Black Watch[4] Regiment took part.