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Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)

Insurgency in Iraq
(2011–2013)
Part of the Arab Winter and the spillover of the Syrian Civil War
Gate closing Iraq-Kuwait border.jpg
U.S. and Kuwaiti troops unite to close the gate between Kuwait and Iraq after the last military convoy passed through on Dec. 18, 2011, signaling the end of Operation New Dawn and the beginning of the post-U.S. phase of the insurgency
Date 18 December 2011 – 31 December 2013
(2 years, 1 week and 6 days)
Location Iraq (mostly central and northern, including Baghdad)
Result
  • Significant increase in violence since the U.S. withdrawal, with an increasing number of insurgent large-scale attacks and assaults
  • Resurgence of ISI, later transforming to ISIL
  • Escalation of conflict beginning in 2014
Belligerents

Sunni factions:
Islamic State of Iraq


Ba'ath Party Loyalists

Shi'a factions:

Supported by:

 Iran

Iraq Iraqi Government

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Supported by:

 United States
Commanders and leaders

Abu Dua


Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri
Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed
Ishmael Jubouri
Muqtada al-Sadr
Qais al-Khazali
Akram al-Kabi
Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani
Abu Deraa
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

IraqIraqi Kurdistan Jalal Talabani
Iraq Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq Babaker Shawkat B. Zebari
Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani

Iraq Ahmad Abu Risha
Strength
Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation: 2,000-3,000 Islamic Army in Iraq: 10,400 (2007) al-Qaeda: 1,000-2,000
JRTN: 1,500-5,000
Special Groups: 7,000
Badr Brigade: 10,000
Iraqi Security Forces
600,000 (300,000 Army and 300,000 Police)
Awakening Council militias - 30,000
Contractors ~7,000
Iraqi security forces losses
1,156 policemen and 949 soldiers killed
2,286 policemen and 1,759 soldiers wounded
Insurgent losses
919+ killed, 3,504 arrested
Civilian casualties
6,746 killed and 10,511 wounded
TOTAL CASUALTIES
9,770 killed
(Government figures, December 2011 – December 2013)
Civilian casualties
14,855 killed
(Iraq body count figures, December 2011 – December 2013)

Sunni factions:
Islamic State of Iraq

Ba'ath Party Loyalists

Shi'a factions:

Supported by:

Iraq Iraqi Government

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Supported by:

Abu Dua


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