Battle of Zumar

The Battle of Zumar was fought between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Kurdish Peshmerga troops over the city of Zumar in Nineveh province in northern Iraq. It started when IS launched an offensive on Zummar from 1–4 August 2014, resulting in its capture. On 25 October, after US airstrikes, Kurdish Peshmerga troops succeeded in recapturing the city, after an unsuccessful attempt to hold it in September.

Battle of Zumar
Part of the Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)
Date1August–25 October 2014
(3 days)
Location
Zummar subdistrict, Nineveh Province, Iraq
Result Peshmerga victory
Belligerents

 Iraqi Kurdistan

  • Peshmerga
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
14 killed 100 killed
38 captured
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