| 2017 Western Nineveh offensive | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Battle of Mosul and the War in Iraq | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Islamic State (IS) | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (PMF operations commander)[1] |
 Abu-Sayf al-'Isawi † (IS media emir) Abu-Khattab al-Rawi † (IS media emir)[3] Hassan Kanahs al-Zebeidi † (IS commando leader)[4] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20 soldiers killed | 507 militants killed | ||||||||
The 2017 Western Nineveh offensive, code-named Operation Muhammad, Prophet of God, was launched by the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State (IS) in the western Nineveh province of northern Iraq in late April 2017.[1]
- ^ a b c Amir Toumaj (29 April 2017). "Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces launch operation southwest of Mosul". FDD's Long War Journal.
- ^ "Coalition praises Shia paramilitary forces for their fight against ISIS in Iraq". ARA News. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "CENTCOM: Three senior Islamic State foreign fighters killed". Long War Journal. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Mobilization forces kill 6 IS commandos near Syrian borders". Iraqi News. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.