Second Battle of Tikrit (March–April 2015)
| Second Battle of Tikrit |
Part of Iraqi Civil War (2014–present),
the Military intervention against ISIL, and
the Salahuddin campaign
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Military diagram illustrating the situation in central Salahuddin province, from early to mid-March 2015. |
| Date |
2 March – 17 April 2015
(1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
| Location |
Tikrit, Saladin Governorate, Iraq |
| Result |
Decisive Anti-ISIL victory
- Allied forces encircled Tikrit by 9 March and push into the city 11 March
- Allied forces are stalled 13–30 March
- Partial withdraw of some Iran-backed Shi'ite militias on 27 March as US & UK start assisting with anti-ISIL airstrikes
- Allied forces capture most of Tikrit from 31 March – 2 April, with pockets of ISIL resistance persisting until 17 April
- Cleanup and defusing operations in the city continued, with officials predicting that it would take several months to remove the 5,000–10,000 IEDs left behind by ISIL
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Territorial
changes |
The provincial capital of Saladin Governorate, Tikrit, is recaptured from ISIL, alongside the towns of Abu Ajeel, Al-Dour, Al-Alam, Al-Awja and others. |
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| Belligerents |
 Iraq
 Iran
Airstrikes:
 United States
( 25–31 March only)
 United Kingdom (25–29 March only)
 France
|
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
 Ba'ath Party Loyalists
|
| Commanders and leaders |
|
Lt. Gen.Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
(Saladin Operations commander)
Qasem Soleimani
(Head of Quds Force)
Gen. Sadiq Yari † (IRGC commander)
PMF commanders:
 Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
 Hadi al-Amiri
(Head of Badr Organization)
Qais Khazali
Madi al-Kinani †
Ali al-Moussawi †
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Abu Suleiman al-Naser (Replacement Military Chief)
Abu Nabil
(ISIL governor of the Saladin Governorate)
Abu Maria † (top ISIL leader in Tikrit)
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri † (presumed) |
| Units involved |
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Iraq:
Security Forces
 Popular Mobilization Forces
Sunni tribal militias
Iran:
United States:
United Kingdom:
France:
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Military of ISIL |
| Strength |
|
20,000–30,000+
(9,000 engaged)
- 20,000 Shi'ite paramilitaries
- 3,200–4,000 Iraqi security forces
- 1,000–5,000 Sunni tribesmen
- 40 Quds force officers
(specialist reinforcements sent)
|
400–13,000 |
| Casualties and losses |
| 230–1,000+ killed |
842–1,142 killed, 80 captured |
46 civilians killed
28,000 civilians displaced |
Decisive Anti-ISIL victory
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Lt. Gen.Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
(Saladin Operations commander)
Qasem Soleimani
(Head of Quds Force)
Gen. Sadiq Yari † (IRGC commander)
PMF commanders:
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
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Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom (25–29 March only)
France
Ba'ath Party Loyalists
Hadi al-Amiri
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis