Salahuddin campaign | |||||||||
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Part of the Iraq War (2014–present) and the Military intervention against ISIL |
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A map of the Salahuddin Province, located in north-central Iraq, north of the capital city of Baghdad |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Iranian-led intervention: United States United Kingdom Canada France |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Anti-Government Fighters |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Haidar al-Abadi Khaled Obeidi General Ayub Khalif † Saleh Jaber Akram al-Kaabi Hadi Al-Amiri Qasem Soleimani Barack Obama David Cameron (Until 2016) Theresa May (From 2016) Stephen Harper (Until 2015) Justin Trudeau (From 2015) François Hollande |
Abu Ayman al-Iraqi † (Head of Military Shura) Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (JRTN Commander) |
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Units involved | |||||||||
Iraqi Armed Forces United States Air Force French Air Force |
Anti-Government fighters |
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Strength | |||||||||
20,000–30,000+ | 14,000+ | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
several thousand killed or executed 4000+ captured |
3000+ killed | ||||||||
46 civilians killed 28,000 civilians displaced 28,000 civilians displaced 100 civilians abducted by ISIL |
Government forces retakes nearly all ISIL held parts of province.
Iranian-led intervention:
Iran
Hezbollah
Shia militias:
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Badr Organization
Kata'ib Hezbollah
Muqawimun