Battle of Sharfadin Temple

Battle of Sherfedin
Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)
Sharfadin temple
Sharfadin Temple
DateAugust – December 2014
(5 months)
Location
Result Kurdish victory
Belligerents
 Kurdistan Region  Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani
Kurdistan Region Qasim Shesho
Haydar Shesho
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Units involved
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
HPŞ
YBŞ
Unknown
Strength
18 (initially) later reinforcements sent Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Sharafdin (or Sherfedîn ) was a 5-month-long battle from August, 2014 between the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) and Kurdish Peshmerga vigilantes with local Yazidis. The site of the battle is the pilgrimage site of Sharfadin, located on the Jabal Shingal mountain range in Ninewa Governorate in northwestern Iraq.

Yazidi soldier outside Sharfadin Temple