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Revision as of 16:18, 2 October 2014

For previous American interventions in Iraq, see Gulf War (1990–91), Operation Desert Fox, and Iraq War (2003–11).
US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
Part of the 2014 military intervention against ISIS, Iraqi Civil War, and the Global War on Terrorism,

An American F/A-18C Hornet aboard the USS George H.W. Bush prior to the launch of operations over Iraq
Date16 June 2014 – present (10 years, 1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Iraq
Result

Ongoing

  • U.S., UK and French airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Iraq
  • British Royal Air Force sorties in Northern Iraq
  • Multinational humanitarian effort
Belligerents

Coalition forces:  United States
 United Kingdom[1]
 France[2][3]
 Netherlands[4]
 Canada[5][6][7]
 Belgium[8]
 Denmark[9][10]
 Australia[11]


Local forces:
Iraq Iraq
 Iraqi Kurdistan

Humanitarian support

With military aid:
Without military aid:
  Islamic State[27]
Commanders and leaders

Barack Obama
Lloyd Austin
Andrew J. Loiselle
David Cameron
Michael Fallon
Philip Hammond
France François Hollande[28]
 France Jean-Yves Le Drian
France Pierre de Villiers
Tony Abbott
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140926/debtext/140926-0003.htm#14092616000927</ref>

Masoud Barzani
Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa
Mustafa Said Qadir

Iraq Fuad Masum
Iraq Nouri al-Maliki

Iraq Haider al-Abadi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
Strength

United States:

United Kingdom:

Special forces including the Special Air Service (SAS) and additional cargo aircraft & air to air tanker aircraft on standby in the area.[34]

Netherlands:

Denmark:

Belgium:

Canada:

  • 100 troops[7] Cargo flights

Germany:

Australia:

ISIS Supporters
Casualties and losses

Anti-ISIS Forces:

Unknown number of fighters killed

  • 162 vehicles
  • 21 weapons systems (as of mid-September)[41]
  • 1 weapons depot destroyed[28]

Following the rapid advance of the Islamic State into northern Iraq in the summer of 2014, the United States and its allies, as well as Iran,[42] stepped up efforts to counter the Islamist militants' advance. The U.S., along with several other countries, launched airstrikes against Islamic State positions near Erbil and Sinjar, breaking the siege of Mount Sinjar in August. In August, speaking about US involvement in Iraq, President Barack Obama said "this is going to be a long-term project".[43]

Background

Beginning in June 2014, Islamic State militants advanced deep into northern Iraq from Syria, marking a major spillover of the Syrian Civil War into Iraq. The Iraqi military fled from their positions in Mosul, Iraq's second city, leaving it and surrounding territory to the Islamic State.[44] Kurdish forces were exposed to the threat of attacks from the Islamic State, whose militants took up positions near Mosul and the Mosul Dam and threatened Kirkuk, where peshmerga troops took control from the Iraqi government.[45]

Beginning of the U.S.-led campaign

With ISIL consolidating its control of a swath of northern Iraq and threatening the borders of Iraqi Kurdistan, many ethnic minorities in the area, such as Christians and Yazidis, were facing the threat of genocide. A group of Yazidis fled to Mount Sinjar, where they were attacked and besieged by Islamic State fighters.

On 8 August 2014, the United States carried out airstrikes against ISIL artillery positions menacing Erbil (Hewler), the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. President Barack Obama said U.S. involvement was intended to protect the country's facilities in Iraq.[46] Within days, the U.S. stepped up its involvement in the conflict, mounting a dual humanitarian and military mission together with the United Kingdom to provide supplies to the trapped Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, while attacking Islamic State positions in the mountain's vicinity.[47][48]

The U.S also armed the Peshmerga in an attempt to help push back ISIL forces from the vicinity and provided close-air support in the battle for Mosul Dam, which posed a threat to a large number of civilians living near the Tigris River.[49][clarification needed]

Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition in support of the Iraqi Army reportedly halted an Islamic State offensive west of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, in late September 2014.[50]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Islamic State: France ready to launch Iraq air strikes". BBC. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "France bombs Isis depot in Iraq". The Guardian. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ^ Dutch send fighter jets to strike Iraq, Yahoo.
  5. ^ "Canada sending $5M in humanitarian aid to Iraq". CTV News. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  6. ^ "Canada to help shuttle weapons into Iraq". CTV News. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
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  8. ^ Battling Dutch, Belgium prepare to send forces, MSN.
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  12. ^ Van Heuvelen, Ben. "Amid turmoil, Iraq's Kurdish region is laying foundation for independent state". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2014. Kurdistan's military forces… have taken over many of the northernmost positions abandoned by the national army, significantly expanding the zone of Kurdish control… 'In most places, we aren't bothering them [ISIS], and they aren't bothering us – or the civilians,' said Lt. Gen. Shaukur Zibari, a pesh merga commander.
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  18. ^ a b Nissenbaum, Dion (2014-08-14). "US Military Shifts to Helping Kurds Fight Back". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  19. ^ Weaver, Matthew (2014-08-14). "Iraq crisis: EU backs plans by member states to arm Kurd fighters". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  20. ^ a b "Britain ready to supply Kurds with arms". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  21. ^ Likmeta, Besar (27 August 2014). "Albania Starts Shifting Weapons to Iraqi Kurds". Balkan Insight.
  22. ^ "До 2020 година 1.8 млрд. лв. ще бъдат вложени в армията" (in Bulgarian). BG: Dir. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014. Shalamanov does not consider the conflict in Ukraine to be the only short-term threat for Bulgarian national security, which is why our country is sending armaments to the opponents of Islamic State… According to him, the events in northern Iraq and Syria represent a growing risk that threatents our national interests. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "Hrvatska u borbi protiv islamista: Na zahtjev SAD-a šaljemo oružje za iračku vojsku". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). HR. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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  28. ^ a b "France strikes Islamic State group's depot in Iraq", ABC News, Go.
  29. ^ Crowley, Michael (18 August 2014). "Obama la Mission Creep in Iraq". Time.
  30. ^ Welch, William M (3 September 2014). "US sending 350 more troops to Iraq". USA Today.
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  32. ^ Nissenbaum, Dion (2014-02-03). "Role of US Contractors Grows as Iraq Fights Insurgents". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
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  34. ^ http://rt.com/news/166920-isis-iraq-offensive-report/
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  36. ^ Dánsko vyšle sedm stíhaček proti Islámskému státu v Iráku (in Czech), CZ: České noviny.
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  39. ^ "David Haines's 'evil murder' condemned by PM". BBC News. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  40. ^ "Isil using anti aircraft batteries captured in Iraq", The World Tribune, Sep 12, 2014.
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  42. ^ "Iranian commander confirms Quds Force chief was in Iraq - TV". Reuters. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  43. ^ "US airstrikes on militants in Iraq", The New York Times, Aug 10, 2014.
  44. ^ Bill Roggio (10 June 2014). "ISIS takes control of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city". http://www.longwarjournal.org/. The Long War Journal. Retrieved 28 September 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  45. ^ "Kurdish peshmerga seize a chaotic victory in Kirkuk". The Guardian. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  46. ^ "U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants in northern Iraq". The Washington Post. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  47. ^ "British and American special forces in lightning mission to Mount Sinjar: Troops land but say plans to airlift Yazidi refugees 'far less likely' after ground assessment". Daily Mail. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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  49. ^ Matthew Weaver (19 August 2014). "US hails recapture of Mosul dam as symbol of united battle against Isis". http://www.theguardian.com/uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  50. ^ "Islamic State crisis: Iraq air strikes 'halt IS advance'". BBC News. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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