War on ISIL

Military intervention against ISIL

Part of the Syrian Civil War, Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Libyan Civil War (2014–present), Boko Haram insurgency, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Moro conflict and Sinai insurgency

Top: Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft flying over northern Iraq.

Left: F-22 Raptor refueling before a strike in Syria.
Right: Peshmerga special forces gathered near Syria.
Middle: An American F/A-18C Hornet aboard USS George H.W. Bush prior to the launch of operations over Iraq.
Bottom: Map of the situation in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon
as of January 2017.

Date	13 June 2014 – present (2 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the North Caucasus and Southeast Asia
Status	Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda positions in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria and Afghanistan Multinational humanitarian efforts Arming and supporting local ground forces Millions of civilians in Iraq and Syria flee their homes sparking a refugee crisis Terrorist attacks in Paris (Jan 2015 and Nov 2015) and Brussels (Mar 2016) Thousands of civilians executed by ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria ISIL lost 40% of its territory in Iraq ISIL controlled around 50% of Syria by late May 2015 Emergence of independently-governed Kurdish regions ISIL lost all of its territory in Libya

Belligerents

Intervening in Syria and Iraq:
CJTF–OIR
United States (also intervening in Libya and Cameroon)
Australia
Canada
Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Turkey
Netherlands
Jordan
Morocco
United Kingdom

Iran

Intervening in Syria only:

Support:

Military aid:

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Canada
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Kuwait
Lebanon
NATO
Spain
Singapore
Unnamed Middle Eastern countries
Unnamed Eastern European countries

Humanitarian aid:

Intelligence aid:

Israel

RSII coalition:
Russia (airstrikes)
Syria
Iran
Iraq

Iraqi Shia militias (see below)

Hezbollah

Local forces:

Local forces in Iraq:

Iraq Government (supported by U.S. and RSII coalitions)
Shi'a militias: (supported by Iran)
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Turkmen Front (supported by Turkey)
Nineveh Plain Protection Units

Local forces in Syria:

Syria (supported by Russia and Iran)
Syrian Opposition (U.S. & allies)
Syrian Kurdistan (U.S. & allies, Russia & foreign Kurds)
Syrian Turkmen Brigades (supported by Turkey)
Local Syrian guerrillas