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Siege of Amirli

Siege of Amirli
Part of the Iraq War (2014–present), the Military intervention against ISIL,
and the Salahuddin campaign (2014–15)
Salah Al-Din map.svg
A map of Saladin Province, where Amirli is located
Date 11 June 2014 – 31 August 2014 (2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location Amirli, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq
Result Decisive anti-ISIL allied victory
(Allies break the siege)
Territorial
changes
ISIL is driven out of the eastern part of the Saladin Governorate
Belligerents

Islamic State

Ba'ath Party Loyalists

Iraq Iraqi government

Iran Iran

Special Groups

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan

Air support:

Aid support:

Commanders and leaders

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL)
Abu Omar al-Shishani (Military Chief)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Muslim al-Turkmani (Deputy, Iraq)
Iraq Abdul Emir al-Zaidi
Iran Qasem Soleimani
Iraqi Kurdistan Kareem Mullah Shakoor
Hadi Al-Amiri
Kareem al-Nouri
Muqtada al-Sadr
Strength
Unknown Badr Brigades: 4,000
Casualties and losses
147 killed
15 captured
16 killed
6 executed
39 wounded

Islamic State

Ba'ath Party Loyalists

Iraq Iraqi government

Iran Iran

Special Groups


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