▁anti - co al ition ▁forces , ▁al - Z ar q aw i , ▁said ▁they ▁would ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁Hus ay bah ▁with ▁an ▁" ir on ▁f ist ". ▁N amed ▁by ▁Co al ition ▁Command ers , ▁" Operation ▁Ste el ▁Cur tain ", ▁was ▁a ▁hard ened ▁swe ep ▁and ▁clear ▁mission ▁hence ▁" ste el ▁cur tain " ▁because ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁SN CO s ▁was ▁a ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁fan . ▁ ▁After math ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁operation ▁killed ▁ 1 3 9 ▁ins urg ents ▁and ▁took ▁ 2 5 6 ▁more ▁prisoners , ▁and ▁considered ▁it ▁successful . ▁Battle ▁positions ▁were ▁constructed , ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁from ▁reg aining ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers ▁died . ▁A ▁local ▁phys ician ▁from ▁Hus ay bah , ▁Z ah id ▁Moh ammed ▁Raw i , ▁said ▁that ▁medical ▁workers ▁had ▁counted ▁ 9 7 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁operation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁CNN ▁report ▁on ▁off ensive ▁Ca fe - S y ria ▁report ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁News ▁Battle ▁plan ▁Mult in at inal ▁force ▁Ira q ▁Video ▁of ▁fire f ight ▁from ▁US ▁position ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁involving ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁operations ▁of