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The War in Iraq (2013–2017) was an armed conflict between Iraq and its allies and the Islamic State. Following December 2013, the insurgency escalated into full-scale guerrilla warfare following clashes in the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah in parts of western Iraq, and culminated in the Islamic State offensive into Iraq in June 2014, which ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 September 2024. Large-scale military campaign to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State For other uses, see Battle of Mosul (disambiguation). Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) Map of the advances by the Iraqi Army in Mosul city during the battle Date 16 October 2016 ...
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian Civil Warand the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 Northern Iraq offensives, universally condemned executions, human rights abusesand the fear of further spillovers of the Syrian Civil War.
August 31, 2024 at 4:01 PM. Susan Walsh/AP/File. Seven US troops were injured in a raid in Iraq on Thursday that killed 15 ISIS members, three defense officials said. Five of the personnel were ...
The Sinjar massacre (Kurdish: Komkujiya Şengalê) marked the beginning of the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL, the killing and abduction of thousands [14][15][22] of Yazidi men, women and children. It took place in August 2014 in Sinjar city and Sinjar District in Iraq's Nineveh Governorate and was perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the ...
The four ISIS leaders were among the 14 ISIS fighters killed in the Aug. 29 raid on four locations in western Iraq. Seven American service members who participated in the raid were injured. PHOTO ...
The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI; Arabic: دولة العراق الإسلامية Dawlat al-ʿIrāq al-ʾIslāmiyyah) was a Salafi jihadist militant organization that fought the forces of the U.S.-led coalition during the Iraqi insurgency. The organization aimed to overthrow the Iraqi federal government and establish an Islamic state governed by ...
The insurgency is a direct continuation of the War in Iraq from 2013 to 2017, with IS continuing armed opposition against the Shia-led Iraqi Government. Along with the Islamic State, other insurgents fighting the government include a group known as the White Flags which is reportedly composed of former IS members and Kurdish rebels and is ...