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Battle of Ramadi (2015–16)

Battle of Ramadi (2015–16)
Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present),
the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present),
and the Anbar campaign (2015–present)
Ramadi Aerial Picture - April 2008.jpeg
Ramadi in 2008
Date 25 November 2015 – 9 February 2016
(2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location Ramadi, Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Result Major Iraqi government victory
Territorial
changes
  • Iraqi forces recapture Ramadi and its suburbs
  • 80% of Ramadi city is destroyed during the fighting
Belligerents

Iraq Iraq

Air support:

  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders

Iraq Haider al-Abadi
Iraq Maj. General Hadi Ruzaiq

Iraq Lt. Gen. Othman Farhoud al-Ghanimi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader)
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)
Abu Ahmed al-Alwani † (Senior commander)
Hatem al-Bilawi †

Mustafa Jassim †
Strength

10,000 Iraqi soldiers

  • 2,500+ Iraqi tribal fighters
3,000+ Shi'ite militiamen (Only in Ramadi's outskirts) 		1,100–2,000
Casualties and losses
150–297+ killed, 1,000+ wounded 350+ killed (in Dec. 2015 airstrikes; per United States)
600 killed (per a former intelligence adviser)
700+ killed (in ground combat; per "Anbar Tribal Force")
2,000 killed (per alleged ISIL document)
500,000 civilians displaced
143+ civilians killed
Battle of Ramadi (2015–16) is located in Iraq
Battle of Ramadi (2015–16)
Location within Iraq

Iraq Iraq

Air support:

Iraq Haider al-Abadi
Iraq Maj. General Hadi Ruzaiq

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader)
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)
Abu Ahmed al-Alwani † (Senior commander)
Hatem al-Bilawi †


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