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Battle of Mosul (2016–17)

Battle of Mosul (2016–)
Part of the Iraqi Civil War and
the American-led intervention in Iraq
Battle of Mosul (2016–2017).svg
A cartographic depiction of the current situation in Mosul, as of March 1, 2017.      Iraqi Government control     ISIL control     Peshmerga control
Date 16 October 2016 – present
(4 months and 2 weeks)
Location Iraq
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes
  • The ISF completely capture eastern Mosul by 24 January 2017.
  • As of 3 December 2016, the ISF and Peshmerga have captured a total of 5,677 square kilometres (2,192 sq mi) and 369 villages from ISIL.
Belligerents

Iraq Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan
(until November 2016)
Supported by:

 Iran
Hezbollah

Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists 		 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Commanders and leaders

Haidar al-Abadi
(Prime Minister of Iraq)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah
(commander of the operation)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Talib Shaghati al-Kenan
(Joint Military Command, ICTS)
Iraq Maj. Gen. Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari
(ISOF commander)
Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) logo vector.svg Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
(Head of the PMF)
Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani
(President of Iraqi Kurdistan)
United States Barack Obama
(President of the United States, until January 20, 2017)
United States Donald Trump
(President of the United States, since January 20, 2017)
United States Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend
(CJTF-OIR commander)
Muhammad Kawarithmi
(Hezbollah commander of Iraqi operations)

Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri 		Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
(Leader of ISIL)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Zeyad Kharoufa †
(ISIL Minister of Media)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Izzam †
(ISIL Oil Minister)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Omran Abu Mariam
(ISIL War Council leader)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Haqqi Esmaeil Owaid †
(a.k.a. Abu Ahmed; ISIL Governor of Mosul)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Marwan Hamid Salih al-Hayali †
(Local wali of ISIL)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu As’ad al-Iraqi
(ISIL Emir of Tal Afar)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Aziz Ali †
(Senior commander)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Hudhaifa † (Prominent ISIL leader)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Aymam al-Mosuli †
(Commander of the special security forces)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Faruq †
(Commander of Bashiqa)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Yakoub †
(Operations official)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Hamza al-Ansari †
(Senior leader)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Mahmoud Shukri al-Nuaimi †
(a.k.a. Sheikh Faris; Senior commander)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Falah al-Rashidi †
(ISIL vehicle suicide bomb leader)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Turq †
(ISIL financial facilitator)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Abdulrahman †
(ISIL executioner)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abbas Suleiman Ismail AlHaider †
(a.k.a. Abu Aesha; ISIL foreigners recruiter)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Dur al-Tunsi
(Military commander; deserted)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Bilal al-Shawash
(Military commander; deserted)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Bakr el Sheshani †
(ISIL military official in Nineveh Governorate)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Fatma el Tounsi †
(ISIL's financial official in Nineveh Governorate)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Maha †
(ISIL's intelligence affairs official)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Salah Hassan el Sakalawi (a.k.a. Dr. Abdullah) †
(ISIL health minister)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Hassan el Homosi †
(ISIL's emir of health in Wilayat al Sham)
Units involved
See Order of battle See Order of battle
Strength

Iraq 54,000–60,000 ISF troops
14,000 paramilitary troops
Iraqi Kurdistan 40,000 Peshmerga troops
Total: 108,500–114,000 fighters

Support:
450 CJTF–OIR personnel		 4,500–12,000 militants
(1,000 foreigners)
Casualties and losses

Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan 1,000–2,000 killed (per UN)
United States 1 killed

Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan 6,500 killed,
800+ vehicles destroyed and 21 drones downed
(ISIL claim)		 2,000+ killed or wounded
(U.S. claim)
4,900 killed
(Iraqi claim)
1,000+ civilians killed
163,896 civilians displaced

Iraq Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan
(until November 2016)
Supported by:

 Iran
Hezbollah

Haidar al-Abadi
(Prime Minister of Iraq)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah
(commander of the operation)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Talib Shaghati al-Kenan
(Joint Military Command, ICTS)
Iraq Maj. Gen. Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari
(ISOF commander)
Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) logo vector.svg Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
(Head of the PMF)
Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani
(President of Iraqi Kurdistan)
United States Barack Obama
(President of the United States, until January 20, 2017)
United States Donald Trump
(President of the United States, since January 20, 2017)
United States Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend
(CJTF-OIR commander)
Muhammad Kawarithmi
(Hezbollah commander of Iraqi operations)


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