Al Zaidan

Al Zaidon is a rural area south of the city of Fallujah in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.^[1] During the Iraq War, it was considered a hub of insurgent activity (especially by the 1920 Revolution Brigade and the US military conducted multiple operations to clear it.^[2] It is populated mainly by the Zobai tribe. The area also sends representatives to the Abu Ghraib district in Baghdad.^[3]

Gallery

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Norman Sorenson, assigned to 1st Platoon, Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, helps search an Iraqi school in Al Zaidan
A U.S. Marine assigned to Company F, 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, radios their current position while a fellow Marine looks through his riflescope at suspicious activity in the area of Al Zaidan
Marines, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, survey an area in Al Zaidan
Lance Cpl. David Hanes, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security in Al Zaidan
Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crosses a canal in Al Zaidan
Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, secure an area around an Iraqi police station in Al Zaidan
Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security outside an Iraqi police station in Al Zaidan
2nd Lt. Christian Schmidle, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks with Iraqi policemen in Al Zaidan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Gilberthorn, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security in Al Zaidan
Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stands a security watch during a patrol in Al Zaidan
Marines with I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak with an Iraqi civilian in Al Zaidan, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents.
Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment greet a local shiek in Al Zaidan, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, with I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides security as Iraqi children observe in Al Zaidan, Iraq, on Dec. 30. U.S. Marines are gathering information on villages in Al Zaidan, Iraq.
Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment speak with a local shopkeeper in Al Zaidan, Iraq during a mission to gather information, patrol area neighborhoods and interact with the residents.
To inform locals about Marine activity in the area, Pfc. John Hipenbecker, assigned to the Tactical Psychological Operations Team, prepares to play a message during Operation Trifecta.

References

↑ Marines rescue three hostages, uncover weapons cache in Operation Spotlight
↑ One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile "One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile" by Scott Peterson (The Christian Science Monitor)
↑ in 2007 1-89 CAV worked with leaders in Al Zaidon and Abu Ghaib to establish conerned local citizens (CLCs) organizations. During a combined operation 1-89 CAV and the CLCs eliminated the majority of Al Qaeda members in the area and established the security force under a local leader, Abu Maruf. Iraq, the unraveling (XXXII): 13 dead in Anbar

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