Battle of Kirkuk (2014)

Battle of Kirkuk (2014)
Part of the Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) during the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Date17–18 June 2014
(1 day)
Location
Kirkuk, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
Result

Peshmerga victory

  • ISIL offensive failed and withdrew out of the city.
  • ISIL captured at least 4 villages.[1]
Belligerents

 Kurdistan Region

CJTF–OIR		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Masoud Barzani (President of Iraqi Kurdistan) Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Self-declared "Caliph" of ISIL)
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The Battle of Kirkuk (2014) was an offensive launched by ISIL against the Peshmerga forces.

  1. ^ "Shiite villagers describe 'massacre' in northern Iraq". The Washington Post. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2017.