During the course of the Battle of Mosul (2016–17), an international coalition, primarily composed of the Iraqi Army, Kurdish Peshmerga, CJTF–OIR, along with the allied Popular Mobilization Forces, Company A, 2-502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), captured Mosul from the Islamic State, which had used Mosul as the capital for the Iraqi half of its "caliphate".

Anti-IS forces

 Iraq
Iraqi Army soldiers, south of Mosul, November 2016.

Commanded by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah (commander of the operation), Major General Najim Abdullah al-Jubouri (ISF commander of the operation)

ICTS convoy in Mosul, February 2017.
ISOF soldiers in Mosul, November 2016.
 Kurdistan Region

Commanded by President Massoud Barzani

Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis meets with Iraqi Minister of Defense Erfan al-Hiyali in Baghdad, 20 February 2017

Commanded by Lieutenant General Stephen J. Townsend

  • Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJFLCC-OIR)
    Commanded by Major General Joseph M. Martin[21]

 United States

 France

 Germany

 Canada

 Turkey

 United Kingdom

 Australia

 Hezbollah

Commanded by Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

 Iran

Islamic State

 Islamic State

Military of the Islamic State

  • Wilayat Nineveh
  • Al-Khansaa Brigade
  • Australian Brigade
  • Islamic Police (Al-Hisbah)
  • Tariq Bin Ziyad battalion[33]
  • Ramadi brigade (under Kawasir Division)
  • Fallujah brigade (under Yamama Division)
  • 3 brigade from Furqan division
  • Abu Umar al-Baghdadi brigade (under fatah division)
  • Tikrit brigade (under Qadisiya division)[34]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Muhannad al-Ghazi (25 October 2016). "Anti-IS troops are gaining ground on multiple fronts in Iraq". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Iraqi commander killed in western Mosul". Iraqi News. 19 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Army commander killed during battles in Mosul". Iraqi News. 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "March 2, 2016 – Daesh Daily".
  5. ↑ "Video: Iraqi troops liberate Christian town of Bartella from IS group". France 24. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  6. ↑ "NPF declaring their participation to Mosul offensive". Syriac International News Agency. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Iraqi Christians: Will they go home?". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. ↑ Bennett-Jones, Owen (11 April 2016). "The Christian militia fighting IS". BBC News.
  9. ↑ "Babylon Brigade: A look at the Christian militia fighting against ISIS".
  10. ↑ "Iraqi Army makes final preparations for massive offensive". 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Amir Toumaj (4 November 2016). "Iraqi PMF attempts to cut off Islamic State in Mosul". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Bill Roggio; Caleb Weiss (28 October 2016). "Hezbollah Brigades hurries troops to Mosul fight". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "وکالة تسنیم الدولیة للأنباء – اردوغان ارسل جيشه الى العراق تجنبا لانقلاب ثانٍ.. لا حاجة للتركمان بتركيا". وکالة تسنیم الدولیة للأنباء (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  14. ↑ العميد, أحمد (November 29, 2016). "سرايا "الجهاد" تدمر رتلا عسكريا لـ"داعش" من 8 مركبات غرب الموصل". الوطن.
  15. ↑ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (6 September 2019). "Tribal Hashd of Ninawa: Interview with the 39th Regiment". Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. 1 2 "All-female Yazidi militia launches operation for revenge on Isis in northern Iraq". The Independent. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
  17. 1 2 "YJŞ/YBŞ: Our goal is to liberate every village of Ezidxan". ANF News. 13 November 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Iraqi gov't to fund terrorist PKK's Yazidi branch from its 2017 budget". Daily Sabah. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Baghdad Funding for PKK Continues Despite Illegality: MP". Bas News. 12 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Iraqi forces apparently relying on inside rebels to fight IS in western Mosul". Iraqi News. 20 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "CJFLCC-OIR". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  22. ↑ "Apache helicopters used for first time against Islamic State in Iraq". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  23. ↑ "Mosul offensive: officials confirm US troops are on the ground". The Guardian. 17 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "L'artillerie française soutient les forces irakiennes pour libérer Mossoul". Le Figaro. 1 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "On board the French nuclear carrier battling ISIS". 17 October 2016.
  26. 1 2 Arab, The New (2016-09-24). "Germany 'will take part in the battle for Mosul'". Newarab. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  27. ↑ Berthiaume, Lee (17 October 2016). "Canadian troops supporting Kurds in fight to free Mosul from ISIS". CBC Television. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  28. ↑ "Turkey fires at ISIL positions near Mosul". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  29. ↑ "RAF jets join strikes on Islamic State targets in Mosul". 19 October 2016.
  30. ↑ "Australian bombers and medics playing key role in the battle for Mosul". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 February 2017.
  31. ↑ Daoud, David (5 November 2016). "Hezbollah fighters train Iraqi Shiite militants near Mosul". Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "Iranian sniper embedded in Iraqi militia killed near Mosul | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. March 2, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Isis file reveals 'problem' foreign fighters are refusing to fight in Iraq". The Independent. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
  34. ↑ Mentioned by IS linked channel Sawt al-Zarqawi
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