Western Nineveh offensive (2017)
Operation by Iraqi PMF against ISIL in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the western Nineveh province of northern Iraq in late April 2017.[1]
For other uses, see Battle of Mosul.
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2017 Western Nineveh offensive | |||||||||
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Part of the Battle of Mosul and the War in Iraq | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Islamic State (ISIL) | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (PMF operations commander)[1] |
Abu-Sayf al-'Isawi † (ISIL media emir) Abu-Khattab al-Rawi † (ISIL media emir)[4] Hassan Kanahs al-Zebeidi † (ISIL commando leader)[5] | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
20 soldiers killed | 507 militants killed |
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