1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 25th Infantry Division was diverted from the attack on Fallujah to help in retaking the city. Also, 300 members of the Iraqi National Guard from the Syrian border, an Iraqi special forces battalion from Baghdad and a number of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were called in to assist. All established U.S.
The 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 25th Infantry Division was redirected to aid in Fallujah's recapture. Also, Iraqi National Guard members from the Syrian border, an Iraqi special forces battalion from Baghdad, and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were brought in for support. All these units were part of U.S.