Diyala campaign

Diyala province campaign
Part of the Iraq War

Soldiers take cover behind a Stryker vehicle during a firefight
DateDecember 25, 2006 – October 1, 2007
(9 months and 6 days)
Location
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States United States
Iraq Iraq
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Islamic State of Iraq
Other Iraqi Insurgents
Commanders and leaders
United States Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon
Iraq Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Kozaee
Iraq Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem al-Obaidi 
Iraq Brig. Gen. Fadhil al-Barwari
(ISOF commander)
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Abu Hamza al-Muhajir
Strength
United States 4,200
Iraq 20,000
Kurdistan Region 2,000 Peshmerga[1]
2,000[2]
Casualties and losses
United States 106 killed
Iraq 300 security forces killed
Iraq 22 militia killed[3]
1,070+ killed
500 captured

The Diyala province campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province.

  1. ^ "The Progress of the Peshmerga Forces and their role in post-2003 Iraq. By Saeed Kakeyi". www.ekurd.net.
  2. ^ OPPEL Jr, RICHARD A. (April 16, 2007). "Attacks Surge as Iraq Militants Overshadow City". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Report: Sunnis attack village near Baghdad". USA Today. July 10, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2010.