German intervention against the Islamic State

German intervention against the Islamic State
	Part of the international military intervention against ISIL, the Operation Inherent Resolve and War on Terror
	; German Air Force Panavia Tornado flying in support of CJTF–OIR
Date	4 December 2015 – present; (8 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Iraq, Syria
Status	Ongoing Operations in Syria concluded in January 2022;
Belligerents
Germany Supported by: United States; France;	Military of IS
Commanders and leaders
Olaf Scholz (2021–); Angela Merkel (until 2021); Volker Wieker	Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Leader of IS); Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi †; Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi †; Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi †; Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi †; Abu Ali al-Anbari †; Abu Suleiman al-Naser †; Abu Omar al-Shishani †; Abu Waheeb †
Strength
1200 troops; 6 Tornado IDS/ECR; 1 A310 MRTT; 1 A400M; 1 Bremen-class frigate (until November 2016);	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed (in Iraq)	450+ killed

The German intervention against the Islamic State (codenamed Operation Counter Daesh) was authorized on 4 December 2015. The involvement of the country in the Syrian Civil War and the War in Iraq (2013–2017) began with the Bundeswehr mission in Syria and Iraq to combat the terrorist organization Islamic State. The mission was primarily created as a reaction to the November 2015 Paris attacks.

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