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Part of the Northern Iraq offensive, Global War on Terrorism | |||||||
An American F/A-18C Hornet aboard the USS George H.W. Bush prior to the launch of operations over Iraq | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan [2]
Humanitarian support With military aid: Without military aid:
Military aid: |
File:IAILogo.png Islamic Army in Iraq [35]
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
France: Cargo aircraft Canada: 100 troops [22] |
Islamic State: 8,000
[52]–15,000
[53]
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order: 5,000+
[54]
[55] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 American soldier wounded
[44] 100+Iraqi/500+Kurdish casualties 2 American civilians ( James Foley and Steven Sotloff) executed [58] |
Unknown number of fighters killed
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In the summer of 2014, in response to gains made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State) in Iraq, United States President Barack Obama began to deploy U.S. military forces to Iraq to defend American assets and to advise Iraqi government forces. In August 2014, the U.S. military began an aerial campaign directed against radical Islamists in northern Iraq. In addition to military efforts, the United States has also mounted a considerable humanitarian effort aimed towards assisting ethnic minorities in northern Iraq who are under the threat of genocide by ISIS.
In August, when asked about a possible timetable for U.S. involvement in Iraq, President Barack Obama told reporters that "this is going to be a long-term project". [60] The military effort subsequently expanded to protect Iraqi infrastructure and provide air cover to Iraqi troops. Since the expansion and commencement of American airstrikes against the Islamic State, Kurdish and Iraqi forces have been able to reverse significant extremist advances and retake control of the Mosul Dam, the largest in Iraq. American president Barack Obama announced on 10 September 2014 that he authorized the United States to begin airstrikes in Syria; he also announced that the amount of airstrikes in Iraq will increase. [61]
Kurdistan's military forces ... have taken over many of the northernmost positions abandoned by the national army, significantly expanding the zone of Kurdish control... "In most places, we aren't bothering them [ISIS], and they aren't bothering us – or the civilians," said Lt. Gen. Shaukur Zibari, a pesh merga commander.
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Technophant/2014 American intervention in Syria | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Iraq offensive, Global War on Terrorism | |||||||
An American F/A-18C Hornet aboard the USS George H.W. Bush prior to the launch of operations over Iraq | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan [2]
Humanitarian support With military aid: Without military aid:
Military aid: |
File:IAILogo.png Islamic Army in Iraq [35]
![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() |
![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
France: Cargo aircraft Canada: 100 troops [22] |
Islamic State: 8,000
[52]–15,000
[53]
Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order: 5,000+
[54]
[55] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 American soldier wounded
[44] 100+Iraqi/500+Kurdish casualties 2 American civilians ( James Foley and Steven Sotloff) executed [58] |
Unknown number of fighters killed
|
In the summer of 2014, in response to gains made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL/Islamic State) in Iraq, United States President Barack Obama began to deploy U.S. military forces to Iraq to defend American assets and to advise Iraqi government forces. In August 2014, the U.S. military began an aerial campaign directed against radical Islamists in northern Iraq. In addition to military efforts, the United States has also mounted a considerable humanitarian effort aimed towards assisting ethnic minorities in northern Iraq who are under the threat of genocide by ISIS.
In August, when asked about a possible timetable for U.S. involvement in Iraq, President Barack Obama told reporters that "this is going to be a long-term project". [60] The military effort subsequently expanded to protect Iraqi infrastructure and provide air cover to Iraqi troops. Since the expansion and commencement of American airstrikes against the Islamic State, Kurdish and Iraqi forces have been able to reverse significant extremist advances and retake control of the Mosul Dam, the largest in Iraq. American president Barack Obama announced on 10 September 2014 that he authorized the United States to begin airstrikes in Syria; he also announced that the amount of airstrikes in Iraq will increase. [61]
Kurdistan's military forces ... have taken over many of the northernmost positions abandoned by the national army, significantly expanding the zone of Kurdish control... "In most places, we aren't bothering them [ISIS], and they aren't bothering us – or the civilians," said Lt. Gen. Shaukur Zibari, a pesh merga commander.
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
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telegraph
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).abcsyria
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).