Battle of Zumar
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The Battle of Zumar was fought between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Kurdish Peshmerga troops over the city of Zumar in Nineveh province in northern Iraq. It started when IS launched an offensive on Zummar from 1–4 August 2014, resulting in its capture.[2][3] On 25 October, after US airstrikes, Kurdish Peshmerga troops succeeded in recapturing the city, after an unsuccessful attempt to hold it in September.[4]
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Battle of Zumar | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) | |||||||
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |||||||
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Unknown | Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi[1] | ||||||
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unknown | unknown | ||||||
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14 killed |
100 killed 38 captured |
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