2014 military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
| Military intervention against ISIL |
| Part of the Syrian Civil War, Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Libyan Civil War (2014–present), Boko Haram insurgency, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Moro conflict and Sinai insurgency
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Top: Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft flying over northern Iraq.
Left: F-22 Raptor refueling before a strike in Syria.
Right: Peshmerga special forces gathered near Syria.
Middle: An American F/A-18C Hornet aboard USS George H.W. Bush prior to the launch of operations over Iraq.
Bottom: Map of the situation in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon
as of March 2017.
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| Date |
13 June 2014 – present
(2 years, 9 months and 1 week) |
| Location |
Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the North Caucasus and
Southeast Asia |
| Status |
- Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda positions in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria and Afghanistan
- Multinational humanitarian efforts
- Arming and supporting local ground forces
- Millions of civilians in Iraq and Syria flee their homes sparking a refugee crisis
- Terrorist attacks in Paris (Jan 2015 and Nov 2015), Brussels (Mar 2016), Nice (Jul 2016) and other places
- Thousands of civilians executed by ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria
- ISIL lost 40% of its territory in Iraq
- ISIL controlled around 50% of Syria by late May 2015
- Emergence of independently-governed Kurdish regions
- ISIL lost all of its territory in Libya
- Boko Haram loses territory, insurgency continues
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| Belligerents |
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Intervening in Syria and Iraq:
 CJTF–OIR
 United States (also intervening in Libya and Cameroon)
 Australia
 Canada
 Belgium
 Denmark
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Turkey
 Netherlands
 Jordan
 Morocco
 United Kingdom
 Iran
Intervening in Syria only:
Support:
RSII coalition:
 Russia (airstrikes)
 Syria
Iran
 Iraq
 Hezbollah
Local forces:
Egyptian-led
intervention:
(in Libya)
 Egypt
 Libya
Nigerian-led
intervention:
(Boko Haram joined ISIL in 2015)
 Nigeria
 Cameroon
 Chad
 Niger
 Burundi
United States
See also: American military intervention
 Algeria
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