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Battle for Mosul Dam
Part of the Northern Iraq offensive of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) and the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)

Mosul Dam
Date16–19 August 2014
(3 days)
Location
Mosul Dam
Nineveh Province, Iraq
Result Kurdish-Iraqi victory
Belligerents

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region
Iraq Iraq


Airstrikes:

Battle for Mosul Dam United States
Battle for Mosul Dam Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders

Iraq Maj. Gen. Fadhil Barwari
(ICTS commander)
Unknown
Strength
Unknown 500[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 11+ killed

The Battle for Mosul Dam took place in August 2014 between militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, supported by Iraqi troops and U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes.

  1. ^ "US hails recapture of Mosul dam as symbol of united battle against Isis". The Guardian. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

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