Western Anbar offensive (2017)

Western Anbar offensive (2017)
Part of the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) and the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Date16–21 September 2017
(5 days)
Location
Western Anbar Governorate, Iraq
33°25′00″N 43°18′00″E / 33.4167°N 43.3000°E / 33.4167; 43.3000
Result Iraqi victory
Territorial
changes		 Iraqi forces recapture the towns of Akashat and Anah
Belligerents
Iraq Iraq
Supported by:
CJTF–OIR		  Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Iraq Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah[1] Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (suspected)[2]
Units involved

Iraq Iraqi pro-government forces

Military of ISIL
Strength
Thousands 8,000–10,000[2][3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Western Anbar offensive (2017) was a military operation by the Iraqi Army against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, in the western districts of the Province of Anbar and on the border with Syria.

The offensive was concurrent another offensive by the Iraqi government, the Hawija Offensive (2017), as well with the Raqqa campaign conducted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIL's former de facto capital city and stronghold in Syria, the Central Syria campaign (2017), and the 2017 Mayadin offensive.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference free Akashat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference vast Anbar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Zeina Karam (October 17, 2017). "AP News Guide: Instability set to follow IS collapse". ABC News. Retrieved October 18, 2017.