Battle for Mosul Dam

Battle for Mosul Dam
Part of the Northern Iraq offensive of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) and the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)

Mosul Dam
Date16–19 August 2014
(3 days)
Location
Mosul Dam
Nineveh Province, Iraq
Result Kurdish-Iraqi victory
Belligerents

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region
Iraq Iraq

Airstrikes:

 United States		 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders

Iraq Maj. Gen. Fadhil Barwari
(ICTS commander)		 Unknown
Strength
Unknown 500[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 11+ killed

The Battle for Mosul Dam (Sorani Kurdish: جەنگی بەنداوی موسڵ) took place in August 2014 between militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, supported by Iraqi troops and U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes.

  1. ^ "US hails recapture of Mosul dam as symbol of united battle against Isis". The Guardian. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.