✦ History

War against the Islamic State

June 13, 2014

A US-led coalition and other forces fought the Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere with airstrikes and ground operations. The Islamic State lost its territory by 2019.

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Battles 9

June 13, 2014
Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present) Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rouhani, Ebrahim Raisi
June 15, 2014 – April 16, 2026
Operation Inherent Resolve US-allied victory Iraq Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
June 15, 2014
US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
August 1–19, 2014
Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) Haider Al-Abadi, Masoud Barzani, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
September 4, 2014
Operation Impact Stephen Harper, Mark Carney
September 19, 2014
Opération Chammal Iraq François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron, Manuel Valls
September 22, 2014
United States intervention in Syria Syria
September 30, 2015 – December 8, 2024
Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war Syrian opposition victory Raqqa Governorate Vladimir Putin, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
November 26, 2024
Puntland counter-terrorism operations Cal Miskaad

Key commanders

France 6

François Hollande participant Emmanuel Macron belligerent leader Manuel Valls belligerent leader Édouard Philippe belligerent leader Jean Castex belligerent leader Sébastien Lecornu belligerent leader

Islamic State 8

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi participant Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi military commander Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi military commander Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi military commander Abu Ali al-Anbari military commander Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi military commander Abu Waheeb military commander Abu Muslim al-Turkmani military commander

Anti-IS coalition 6

Donald Trump military commander Andy Burnham military commander Emmanuel Macron military commander Anthony Albanese military commander Bart De Wever military commander Pete Hegseth military commander

United States 10

Barack Obama belligerent leader Donald Trump belligerent leader Joe Biden belligerent leader Ash Carter belligerent leader Christopher C. Miller belligerent leader Chuck Hagel belligerent leader Jim Mattis belligerent leader Mark Esper belligerent leader Pete Hegseth belligerent leader Lloyd Austin belligerent leader

Syrian government 6

Vladimir Putin belligerent leader Andrei Kartapolov military commander Sergei Shoigu military commander Valery Gerasimov military commander Sergei Surovikin military commander Alexander Lapin military commander

Syrian opposition 3

Ahmed al-Sharaa belligerent leader Abdullah al-Muhaysini military commander Hashim al-Sheikh military commander

Al-Qaeda 5

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi belligerent leader Sami al-Oraydi military commander Khalid al-Aruri military commander Gulmurod Khalimov military commander Abu Humam al-Shami military commander

United States and allies 6

Barack Obama belligerent leader Donald Trump military commander Joe Biden military commander Ash Carter military commander Chuck Hagel belligerent leader Jim Mattis military commander

Iran and allies 6

Ali Khamenei military commander Hassan Rouhani belligerent leader Ebrahim Raisi military commander Masoud Pezeshkian military commander Hasan Nasrallah military commander Qasem Soleimani military commander

Iraq 4

Haider Al-Abadi military commander Masoud Barzani military commander Ali Ghaidan Majid military commander Murat Karayılan military commander

Canada 2

Stephen Harper belligerent leader Mark Carney military commander