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

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  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

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  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

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  Marines, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, survey an area in Al Zaidan

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  Lance Cpl. David Hanes, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment provides security in Al Zaidan

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  Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, crosses a canal in Al Zaidan

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  Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, secure an area around an Iraqi police station in Al Zaidan

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  Marines assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide security outside an Iraqi police station in Al Zaidan

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  2nd Lt. Christian Schmidle, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speaks with Iraqi policemen in Al Zaidan

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  Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Gilberthorn, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provides security in Al Zaidan

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  Lance Cpl. Julio Perez, assigned to I Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stands a security watch during a patrol in Al Zaidan

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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

1. Marines rescue three hostages, uncover weapons cache in Operation Spotlight
2. One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile "One year later: Fallujah mending, but still volatile" by Scott Peterson (The Christian Science Monitor)
3. 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