Battle of Makhmour
The Battle of Makhmour was a pivotal 2014 engagement during the ongoing conflict between Kurdish forces and ISIS. As the Kurdish Peshmerga sought to secure territory left vulnerable by the Iraqi Army's retreat, ISIS launched an offensive, aiming to reclaim lost ground and secure its caliphate.
| Battle of Makhmour | |||||||
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| Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |||||||
Kurdish PKK Fighter's training in Makhmur camp | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Workers' Party | Islamic State | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Masoud Barzani Sirwan Barzani Murat Karayılan Bahoz Erdal | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | ||||||
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Peshmerga People's Defence Forces | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 | 800 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
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