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Battle of Fallujah (2016)

Battle of Fallujah (2016)
Part of the Iraqi Civil War, the Anbar campaign,
and the aftermath of the Siege of Fallujah
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Fallujah operations on 22–23 May.
Date 22 May – 28 June 2016
(1 month and 6 days)
Location Fallujah and Al-Karmah, Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Result Major Iraqi government victory
Territorial
changes
Iraqi forces recaptured the entire city of Fallujah and its suburbs
Belligerents

 Iraq
Support:
CJTF-OIR
(Air support)

Iran Iran

 ISIL

Commanders and leaders

Iraq Haidar al-Abadi
(Prime Minister)
Iraq Khaled al-Obaidi
(Defense Minister)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi
(Overall commander of the operation)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Raed Shaker Jawdat
(Chief of the Iraqi Federal Police)
Iraq Staff Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi
Iraq Lt. Col. Hashim Ismail 
(1st Division's Commando Regiments commander)
Iraq Esa al-Esawi
(Mayor of Fallujah)
Hadi al-Amiri (Head of Badr Organization)
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Akram al-Ka'abi

Col. Juma Fazaa Jumaili
Maher al-Bilawi 
(Fallujah top commander)
Ahmed Majeed 
(Fallujah security chief)
Abu Ubaydah al-Ansari 
Units involved

Iraq:

Iran:

Military of ISIL

  • Secret Police Force (Al-Hisbah)
Strength

11,000–14,500 fighters

  • 7,000–10,500 Iraqi soldiers
  • 4,000 PMF militiamen
3,500–4,000 militants
Casualties and losses
394–900+ killed,
3,308 wounded
3,000+ killed
(ISIL claim)
2,500+ killed,
2,186 captured
112 civilians killed
85,000+ civilians displaced

 Iraq
Support:
CJTF-OIR
(Air support)

 ISIL

Iraq Haidar al-Abadi
(Prime Minister)
Iraq Khaled al-Obaidi
(Defense Minister)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi
(Overall commander of the operation)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Raed Shaker Jawdat
(Chief of the Iraqi Federal Police)
Iraq Staff Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi
Iraq Lt. Col. Hashim Ismail 
(1st Division's Commando Regiments commander)
Iraq Esa al-Esawi
(Mayor of Fallujah)
Hadi al-Amiri (Head of Badr Organization)
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Akram al-Ka'abi


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