November 2015 Sinjar offensive
| November 2015 Sinjar offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War (2014–present), Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, and the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) | |||||||
 Map of the concurrent offensives in al-Hawl and Sinjar, on 12 November 2015 |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Air support: MedEvac support: |
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Masoud Barzani Maj. Gen. Aziz Waisi Brig. Gen. Seme Mala Mohammed Sheikh Alo(Duhok region commander) Gen. Zaim Ali(western area commander)  Haydar Shesho(HPŞ chief commander)  Mazlum Shengal(YBŞ chief commander)  Berivan Arin(YJÊ chief commander)  Murat Karayılan(PKK leader) Newroz Hatim †(PKK field commander)  Sipan Hemo(YPG supreme commander) |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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| Units involved | |||||||
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Iraqi Kurdistan:  U.S. Special Forces
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| Strength | |||||||
| 7,500+ | ~700(in Sinjar city) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 300+ killed 300+ wounded and captured |
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Kurdish victory
Iraqi Kurdistan Sinjar Joint Command PKK Rojava
Supported by:
CJTF–OIR
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