"I wonder how many of these kinds of operations we never even hear about? "
==
Many, I would guess. Looks like we may have killed over 1000 of the bad guys, some 20% of Saddam's left-over guerillas.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1031233/posts "Secret progress report handed Bush in Baghdad Thursday discloses Saddam guerrillas taking heavy losses – totaling 1,100 men equal to one-fifth of their strength – and in retreat from Sunni Triangle. Fearing US may opt for three-state solution Iraqi insurgents extend warfare to Kurdish and Shiite regions "
Thanx for the link.