Battle for Fallujah (2016)

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Battle for Fallujah
date May 22, 2016 to June 28, 2016
place Fallujah , Iraq
output Iraqi Armed Forces victory
Parties to the conflict

IraqIraq Iraq United States (Air Support) Iran
United StatesUnited States 
IranIran 

Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant2.svg Islamic State

Commander

Haider al-Abadi
Khaled al-Obaidi

Maher al-Bilawi †
Ahmed Majeed †
Abu Ubaydah al-Ansari †

Troop strength
7,000-10,500 Iraqi troops,
4,000 fighters from other militias 		3500-4000
losses

394–900 dead and 3,308 injured According to IS, over 3,000 dead

over 2500 dead and 2186 prisoners

112 civilians dead and 85,000 displaced

The Battle of Fallujah was what the Iraqi government referred to as Operation Breaking Terrorism . The aim of the battle was to free the city of Fallujah from the terrorist organization Islamic State . The operation began on May 22, 2016 and ended successfully for the Iraqi government on June 28, 2016. The battle was part of the uprising in Iraq .

course

Iraqi special forces were the first to penetrate Fallujah and fought heavy fighting with 500 to 1,000 IS fighters. Booby traps were also hidden all over the city .

On May 22nd, the Iraqi government ordered civilians to leave the city when there were over 100,000 civilians in the city. To enable them to escape, escape corridors were built.

On May 23, Iraqi special forces liberated 16 villages and neighborhoods in the east of the city.

On May 30, Iraqi forces began entering the city center. By May 31, 3,000 civilians had escaped Fallujah.

On June 10, the Iraqi forces had penetrated the center and were able to take it ten days later. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has already declared Fallujah to be taken.

On June 26, the Iraqi troops were able to take the last contested district of al-Joulan .

On June 29, the US Air Force attacked a convoy of IS fighters trying to flee the city. Around 250 IS fighters were killed.

Humanitarian Aspects

During the battle, IS used human shields, some of which consisted of entire families. There was a shortage of supplies in the improvised refugee homes. There was a lack of medicine, water and food.

The online portal Middle East Eye stated that Shiite militias abducted, tortured and shot over 300 Sunnis.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Battle of Fallujah . ( tagesspiegel.de [accessed on November 19, 2016]).
  2. ^ Iraqi forces intensify assault against ISIL in Fallujah. In: www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
  3. ^ Battle for Fallujah: Iraqi troops in ISIL attacks. In: www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Florian Rötzer: The next battle for Fallujah has begun. In: Telepolis. Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b "Islamic State": Army completely recaptures IS stronghold Fallujah . In: The time . June 26, 2016, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed November 19, 2016]).
  6. ↑ Fallujah: US air strikes kill 250 IS fighters in Iraq . In: The time . June 30, 2016, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed November 19, 2016]).
  7. ↑ a b Andrea Boehm: Falludscha: A city hostage . In: The time . June 9, 2016, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed November 19, 2016]).