Operation Steel Curtain takes a breather?

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UPDATE: Capt. Jeffrey Pool has indicated Steel Curtain is indeed over, and is working up a press release.
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Or is it over? The Dawn Patrol this morning linked to a story out of Bahrain saying Steel Curtain had ended.

That announcement came from a high-ranking Iraqi Defence Ministry official, though.

There has been very little news from the US military on Operation Steel Curtain since CentCom announced last Friday that the operation had moved to Rammanah on the north side of the Euphrates. That announcement said little resistance had been encountered in clearing Rammanah.

With combat operations going steady since November 5, this may be an opporutunity to stop and rest, before moving on to the next target, if the operation is not over and still has objectives to achieve. I'd be surprised if they did not secure Rabit, and I'd be a little surprised if Ushsh was not cleared as well.

I've heard a small indication that at the least some elements may be taking a break, but it's such a thin thread on which to hang that assumption, I won't specify what it is here.

Till we hear more, here is a photo essay entitled Along the Syrian Border

Here is another photo essay with pics from around the beginning of Steel Curtain.

Here is a story indicating that in the early phases of Steel Curtain, Marines were indeed in the river valley north of Husaybah and Karabilah.

Before pushing into Husaybah, Marines occupied battle positions at Camp Gannon, located between the city and the border, and in the river valley north of the city. After weeks of waiting and watching, the Marines finally had a chance to take the fight to the enemy
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Beginning Nov. 10, the platoon and all of Company L moved into the river valley north of the cities and conducted searches for Al Qaeda in Iraq members who may have fled. The company then moved to eastern Karabilah and began clear and hold operations there.