2017 Western Iraq campaign

2017 Western Iraq campaign
Part of the War in Iraq (2013-2017)

Map of the Iraqi advances in Western Iraq
Date26 October – 9 December 2017
(1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Western Iraq
33°25′00″N 43°18′00″E / 33.4167°N 43.3000°E / 33.4167; 43.3000
Result

Iraqi victory

Territorial
changes
  • The Iraqi Army recaptures Al-Qa'im, the Al-Qa'im District, Al-Qa'im border crossing,[2][3][4][5] and Rawa.
  • Iraqi forces fully control all Iraqi territory.
    • Belligerents
    Iraq Iraq
    CJTF–OIR    		  ISIL
    Commanders and leaders
    Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdel Emir Yarallah[6] Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[7]
    Units involved

    Iraq Iraqi pro-government forces

    		Military of ISIL
    Strength
    Unknown 1,500 (CJTF-OIR estimate)[8]
    Casualties and losses
    Unknown Unknown

    The 2017 Western Iraq campaign was the final major military operation of the 2013–2017 war in Iraq, in the western province of Anbar, and on the border with Syria, with the goal of completely expelling ISIL forces from their last strongholds in Iraq.[9][10]

    The offensive followed the Hawija offensive by the Iraqi Government, and was also concurrent with several major offensives in Syria: the Syrian Democratic Forces' Deir ez-Zor offensive, and the Syrian Government's Battle of Deir ez-Zor and Eastern Syria campaign on the opposite side of the Al-Qa'im border crossing.

    1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lasttown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    2. ^ "The Latest: Iraq Says Liberated Last IS-Held Town of Qaim". U.S. News & World Report L.P. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
    3. ^ "ISIL loses al-Qaim in Iraq and Deir Az Zor in Syria". Al Jazeera Media Network. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
    4. ^ Cite error: The named reference raises flag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
    5. ^ "Qatar congratulates Iraq on liberation of Al Qaim district". Peninsula Qatar.
    6. ^ "Iraqi forces free Akashat from IS near border with Syria". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017.
    7. ^ "Iraqi forces launch battle against Islamic State footholds in vast Anbar province". The Washington Post. September 19, 2017.
    8. ^ "Iraqi forces launch assault on last IS bastion of al-Qaim". BBC News. October 26, 2017.
    9. ^ "Iraq forces launch 'last big fight' against IS". Rudaw. October 26, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
    10. ^ "Iraqi forces enter al-Qaim on Syrian border, one of last ISIS bases". Rudaw. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.