Aftermath of the Iraq War
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Insurgency in Iraq (2011–2013) |
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| Part of the Arab Winter and the spillover of the Syrian Civil War | ||||||||
 U.S. and Kuwaiti troops unite to close the gate between Kuwait and Iraq after the last military convoy passed through on Dec. 18, 2011, signaling the end of Operation New Dawn and the beginning of the post-U.S. phase of the insurgency |
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Sunni factions:
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Shi'a factions:
Supported by:  Iran
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Supported by:  United States
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
 Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed Ishmael Jubouri
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 Muqtada al-SadrQais al-Khazali Akram al-Kabi  Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani Abu Deraa Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
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 Ahmad Abu Risha
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| Strength | ||||||||
| Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation: 2,000-3,000 Islamic Army in Iraq: 10,400 (2007) al-Qaeda: 1,000-2,000 JRTN: 1,500-5,000 |
Special Groups: 7,000 Badr Brigade: 10,000 |
Iraqi Security Forces 600,000 (300,000 Army and 300,000 Police) Awakening Council militias - 30,000 Contractors ~7,000 |
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1,156 policemen and 949 soldiers killed 2,286 policemen and 1,759 soldiers wounded Insurgent losses 919+ killed, 3,504 arrested Civilian casualties 6,746 killed and 10,511 wounded TOTAL CASUALTIES 9,770 killed (Government figures, December 2011 – December 2013) Civilian casualties 14,855 killed (Iraq body count figures, December 2011 – December 2013) |
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Sunni factions:
Islamic State of Iraq
Shi'a factions:
Supported by:
Supported by:
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