Dhuluiya offensive

Dhuluiya offensive
Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) and the Salahuddin campaign (2014–15)
Date28–30 December 2014
Location
Result

Iraqi victory

  • Iraqi security forces capture Dhuluiya and break the siege of the Juburi tribe
Territorial
changes
Dhuluiya and nearby areas recaptured from ISIL
Belligerents

Iraq Iraqi Security Forces

Shia militia

Local Sunni tribesmen

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Commanders and leaders
Iraq Haider al-Abadi
Karim al-Nuri
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed 300 fighters killed (Iraqi claim)[2]

The Dhuluiya offensive was launched on 28 December 2014 by Iraqi forces backed by Sunni tribesmen and Shia militiamen on the strategic town of Dhuluiya (Arabic: الضلوعية), which had been held by ISIL for months. On 30 December, the area was recaptured and the ISIL siege on the Sunni al-Juburi tribe was broken.

It was part of a bigger campaign to fully clear the Saladin Governorate.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dailystar30 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Iraqi forces 'recapture Dhuluiya from Islamic State'". BBC News. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.