Anbar campaign (2013–2014)
Beginning in December 2012, Sunnis in Iraq protested against the Maliki government. On 28 December 2013, a Sunni MP named Ahmed al-Alwani was arrested in a raid on his home in Ramadi. Alwani was a prominent supporter of the anti-government protests. This incident led to violence in Al Anbar Governorate between the Iraqi Army and a loose alliance of tribal militias and other groups fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
| Anbar campaign (2013–2014) | |||||||||
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| Part of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |||||||||
Map showing the 2014 situation in Anbar. For a war map of the current situation of Iraq, see here. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Army of Pride and Dignity |
Syria Supported by:Iran United States | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi Abu Waheeb Abdullah al-Janabi Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri Ali Hatem al-Suleiman Al-Dulaimi |
Nouri al-Maliki Saadoun al-Dulaimi Ali Ghaidan Majid Babaker Shawkat B. Zebari Ahmed Abu Risha Governor Ahmed Khalaf Dheyabi Saeed Fleih al-Osman † Maj. Gen. Fadhil Barwari (ISOF commander) | ||||||||
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1st Division 2nd Division 7th Division ISOF | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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225 killed 528 captured |
6,000 killed 1,000+ executed 12,000 deserted | ||||||||
| 1,168 civilians killed, 480,000 IDPs (UNHCR estimate) | |||||||||
| History of the Islamic State |
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Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999–2004) Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004–2006) Jama'at Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah (2004–2006) Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (2004–2006) Mujahideen Shura Council (2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013–2014) Islamic State (2014–present) |
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In January 2014, the anti-government forces took control of Fallujah, and there was heavy fighting in Ramadi. In March the Iraqi army secured Ramadi and attempted to regain Fallujah. In June, ISIL launched a major offensive in Anbar in conjunction with their assault on Northern Iraq. By 23 June, they controlled at least 70% of Anbar.