Third Battle of Fallujah

For other uses, see Battle of Fallujah (disambiguation).
Battle of Fallujah (2016)
Part of the War in Iraq, the war on terror, the Anbar campaign (2015–16), and the aftermath of the Siege of Fallujah (2016)

Fallujah operations on 22–23 May[2][3][4]
Date22 May – 29 June 2016
(1 month and 1 week)
Location
Fallujah and Al-Karmah, Anbar Governorate, Iraq
33°22′00″N 43°46′00″E / 33.3667°N 43.7667°E / 33.3667; 43.7667
Result Decisive Iraqi government victory
Territorial
changes		 Iraqi forces recapture the entire city of Fallujah and its suburbs
Belligerents
 Iraq
Support:
CJTF-OIR
(Air support)[1]

 ISIL

Commanders and leaders
Iraq Haidar al-Abadi
(Prime Minister)
Iraq Khaled al-Obaidi
(Defense Minister)
Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi
(Overall commander of the operation)[5]
Iraq Lt. Gen. Raed Shaker Jawdat
(Chief of the Iraqi Federal Police)
Iraq Maj. Gen. Fadhil Barwari
(ICTS commander) Iraq Staff Maj. Gen. Ismail al-Mahalawi
Iraq Lt. Col. Hashim Ismail †
(1st Division's Commando Regiments commander)[6]
Iraq Esa al-Esawi
(Mayor of Fallujah)[7]
 Maher al-Bilawi †
(Fallujah top commander)[8][9]
Ahmed Majeed †
(Fallujah security chief)[10]
Abu Ubaydah al-Ansari †[11]
Units involved

Iraq:

Saraya Ansar al-Aqeeda[13]

Military of ISIL

  • Al-Hisbah (Religious Police)
Strength

11,000–14,500 fighters

  • 7,000–10,500 Iraqi soldiers[14]
  • 4,000 PMF militiamen[15]
 3,500–4,000 militants[16]
Casualties and losses
394–900+ killed,
3,308 wounded[17]		 2,848+ killed,
2,186 captured[17][18]
112 civilians killed[19][20]
85,000+ civilians displaced[21][22]

The Third Battle of Fallujah,[23][24][25] code-named Operation Breaking Terrorism (Arabic: عملية كسر الإرهاب) by the Iraqi government, was a military operation against ISIL launched to capture the city of Fallujah and its suburbs, located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The operation began on 22 May 2016,[citation needed] three months after the Iraqi forces had started the total siege of Fallujah. On 26 June, Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Fallujah,[26][27][28][29][30] before recapturing the remaining pocket of ISIL resistance in Fallujah's western outskirts two days later.[31]

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  2. ^ News Desk. "Updated battlefield map of Fallujah". Almasdarnews.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ Tomson, Chris. "Iraqi Army captures Sajar police station from ISIS – Fallujah map update". Almasdarnews.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ امین.ا. "آخرین وضعیت 8 ساعت پس از شروع پیشروی زمینی در عملیات فلوجه (نیمه شعبان) / نقشه :: تحولات جهان اسلام" (in Persian). Newss.blog.ir. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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  6. ^ "Senior Iraqi military officer killed by ISIS in S Fallujah". 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ Hawez, Abdulla (15 June 2016). "The Torturers Taking on ISIS in Fallujah". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "ISIS leader of fallujah killed by US airstrike". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Islamic State: Commander in Falluja killed says US". BBC News. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  10. ^ "500 ISIS militants killed in Fallujah; Daesh security chief perished in Iraqi operation / Photos". 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ عراق از آزادسازی آخرین پایگاه داعش در فلوجه خبرداد Archived 29 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Al Arabiya
  12. ^ Malas, Nour (31 May 2016). "Iraqi Forces Begin Ground Assault on Fallujah". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Is the Battle for Fallujah a Battle Against Fallujah?". Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy. 1 (1). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ Harris, Shane; Youssef, Nancy A. (18 May 2016). "This City Could Be the Next Big Battle of the ISIS War". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  15. ^ Abdelhak Mamoun (12 April 2016). "More than 4000 fighters to join cleansing battles in Fallujah". Iraqi News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  16. ^ "About 2500 IS militants killed in Fallujah: Iraqi commander". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  17. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi troops' heavy toll for Fallujah victory is revealed". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference deadliest attack was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ "'Human Catastrophe' Unfolds As Iraqi Army And ISIS Clash Outside Fallujah". Huffington Post. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Falluja: Iraqi Shia militia 'killed and seized civilians'". BBC News. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  21. ^ "Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Falluja fighting". Indian Express. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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  23. ^ "The Third Battle of Fallujah". World Affairs Journal. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ^ "Fallujah, again". The Economist. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  25. ^ Richard Spencer (23 May 2016). "Will the third battle of Fallujah drain or deepen the swamp of terror?". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fallujah fully liberated was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  27. ^ Cite error: The named reference liberated1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  28. ^ Cite error: The named reference liberated2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  29. ^ Cite error: The named reference liberation of Fallujah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  30. ^ Cite error: The named reference 4th time liberated was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  31. ^ Cite error: The named reference western Fallujah liberated was invoked but never defined (see the help page).