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Mosul offensive (2015)

Mosul offensive (2015)
Part of the Iraq War (2014–present),
the Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, and
the Military intervention against ISIL
Mosul offensive (2015) map.png
Map of the Kurdish-launched Mosul offensive in early 2015
Date 21 January – 10 February 2015
(2 weeks and 6 days)
Location Mosul, Iraq
Result

Peshmerga victory

  • Kurdish Peshmerga forces cut crucial supply routes to Mosul, retook some nearby villages, and opened three fronts to the northwest of Mosul, near Badush Dam
  • The US-led Coalition intensifies airstrikes near Mosul to support the campaign to retake the city
  • Peshmerga forces continue to hold the areas and roads they captured, with Coalition airstrikes hampering ISIL operations in the region
Belligerents

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Airstrikes:
CJTF-OIR

 United States
United Kingdom United Kingdom
 Canada
 Jordan
 Morocco 		Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani
United States Barack Obama
United Kingdom David Cameron
Canada Stephen Harper
Jordan Abdullah II 		Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
(Leader)
Abu Suleiman al-Naser (Replacement Military Chief)
"Prince of Nineveh" †
(top ISIL commander in Mosul)
Abu Malik † (ISIL chemical weapons expert)
Strength

 Iraqi Kurdistan

  • 5,000 soldiers

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL:

  • 12,000+ fighters
Casualties and losses
Unknown 256+ militants killed
3 civilians killed

Peshmerga victory

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Airstrikes:
CJTF-OIR

 Iraqi Kurdistan

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL:


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