Western Nineveh offensive (2017)

Western Nineveh offensive (2017)
Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) and the Battle of Mosul (2016–17)
Date 25 April 2017 – 27 June 2017 (2 months and 2 days) Location Western Nineveh Governorate, Iraq Status Decisive Iraqi victory The PMF captured the towns of al-Ba'aj, the al-Hadar, Hatra, al-Qahtaniya and al-Qairawan as well as the Sahl Sinjar Air Base and reached the Iraqi-Syrian border Territorial changes The PMF captured more than 3,500 square kilometres of territory and over 110 villages from ISIL
Belligerents
Iraq Limited air support: CJTF–OIR  United States  United Kingdom	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Commanders and leaders
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (PMF operations commander)	Abu-Sayf al-‘Isawi † (ISIL media emir) Abu-Khattab al-Rawi † (ISIL media emir) Hassan Kanahs al-Zebeidi † (ISIL commando leader)
Units involved
Iraq Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Air Force Iraqi Army 15th Infantry Division	Unknown

Decisive Iraqi victory

 Iraq
Limited air support:
CJTF–OIR

Iraq

The Western Nineveh offensive (2017), code-named Operation Muhammad, Prophet of God, was launched by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the western Nineveh province of northern Iraq in late April 2017.

PMF forces launched their offensive against ISIL on 25 April, some 100 kilometers southwest of Mosul. PMF also launched an operation to clear the town of Al-Hadar and its surrounding villages from ISIL forces, seizing three villages. By the end of the first day, they had captured 12 villages in the region.

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