| Anbar campaign (2015–16) |
| Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) and the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
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Location of the Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq |
| Date |
July 13, 2015 – 30 June 2016
(11 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
| Location |
Anbar Governorate, Iraq |
| Result |
Major Iraqi Government victory |
Territorial
changes |
- The Iraqi Army recaptures Ramadi,Hīt,Ar-Rutbah, and Fallujah from ISIL.
- 20 percent fo the Anbar Province, and 25 percent of Anbar's population remain under ISIL control.
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| Belligerents |
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 Iraq
 Iran
Support
Air support
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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Haider al-Abadi
Lt. Gen. Othman al-Ghanemi |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader)
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani (KIA) (ISIL Spokesman)
Abu Suleiman al-Naser † (Military Chief)
Dohan al-Rawi † (ISIL War Minister)
Abu Waheeb † (Top ISIL Commander in Anbar)
Khaled al-Sadoun † (ISIL Governor of Anbar Province)
Abu Bakr (POW) (Top ISIL commander in Ramadi)
Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi †
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| Strength |
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13,000+ fighters
- 2,500+ Iraqi tribal fighters
- 3,000+ Shi'ite militiamen (Not involved in Ramadi city)
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Several thousand fighters |
| Casualties and losses |
- During Battle of Ramadi, Iraqi casualties of 1,000 wounded and about 100 killed (U.S. Defense Department statement, early Jan. 2016)
- Jan. 17, 2016: 12 Iraqi soldiers killed outside Ramadi
- Jan. 23, 2016: up to 48 Iraq police and security forces killed in ISIL suicide bombings
- Jan. 27, 2016: at least 55 Iraqi soldiers and allied tribal fighters killed in ISIL attacks outside Ramadi
- Feb. 4, 2016: At least 28 Iraqi soldiers killed in ISIL suicide attacks in Ramadi and Fallujah
- Late Feb./early Mar. 2016: 31 Iraqi soldiers killed in ISIL shelling and a suicide car bomb attack outside Ramadi
- Mar. 13-14, 2016: At least 47 Iraqi soldiers killed in ISIL attacks outside Ramadi
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- Early December 2016: U.S. military stated that 350 ISIL militants in Ramadi were killed by U.S. airstrikes
- Late January 2016: Anbar Tribal Force reported 700 ISIL militants killed over previous two weeks
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Middle East Eye, citing Iraqi military sources: Reported that over five-week battle of Fallujah, 2,500 ISIL militants were killed and 2,186 were arrested.
- Late January 2016: Anbar Police report arrest of 190 suspected ISIL militants
- June 2016 news reports: 250 ISIL militants killed in U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi airstrikes outside Fallujah
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15+ civilians killed
505,300+ civilians displaced
143+ civilians killed |
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Lt. Gen. Othman al-Ghanemi
