✦ History

Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017)

Battle of Tal Afar (2017)

August 20 – September 2, 2017 · Battle site

Result Iraqi victory

Iraqi forces took Tal Afar from the Islamic State in a quick offensive.

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Iraq

Islamic State

Iraq
Islamic State
Abd al-Ameer Yarallah military commander
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi military commander Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
60,000
Casualties
1,100
Killed
115
Wounded
679
Captured
212

Units

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service 1st Division (Iraq) 3rd Division (Iraq) 15th Infantry Division (Iraq) 7th Division (Iraq) 9th Armoured Division (Iraq)