Hīt offensive (2016)

Battle of Hit (2016)
Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present), and the Anbar campaign (2015–present)
Date 12 March 2016 – 14 April 2016 (1 month and 2 days) Location Hīt District, Anbar Governorate, Iraq Status Iraqi government victory Iraqi forces recapture the town of Kabisa,Hīt, and the Hīt District from ISIL
Belligerents
Iraq Iraqi security forces Armed Forces Federal Police Local Sunni tribes Shi'ite militias Air support:  United States  United Kingdom  Australia	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Haider al-Abadi (Prime Minister of Iraq) Suhaib al-Rawi (Governor of Anbar) Mohanad Zbar (Mayor of Hīt district)	Raed Mounir al-Zubaidi † (Top ISIL commander of Hīt District) Isaq al-Libyan † (ISIL commander of Kabisa District)
Strength
5,000+ fighters (two brigades)	1,000+ fighters (300–400 fighters in Hīt)
Casualties and losses
62+ killed, 50+ wounded	339+ killed 40 arrested
5 civilians executed by ISIL
25,000 civilians trapped in Hīt, another 20,000 fled the Hīt District 1,500+ civilians evacuated

Iraqi government victory

Iraq

Air support:

Haider al-Abadi (Prime Minister of Iraq)

Raed Mounir al-Zubaidi † (Top ISIL commander of Hīt District)

The Battle of Hit (2016), also known as Operation Desert Lynx, was an offensive launched by the Iraqi Government during the Anbar offensive, with the goal of recapturing the town of Hīt and the Hīt District from ISIL. After the Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Ramadi, Hīt and Fallujah were the only cities still under the control of ISIL in the Al Anbar Governorate. Iraqi Forces fully recaptured of Hīt and the rest of the Hīt District on 14 April 2016.

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