Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)
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The Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi government forces, backed by international coalition support, recaptured the strategic city of Ramadi from the Islamic State (ISIS).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ramadi offensive (2015–2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haider al-Abadi NERFINISHED ⓘ ISIL local commanders ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of civilians displaced ⓘ |
| combatant |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Federal Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni tribal fighters ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | urban battle ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfCityCenterRecapture | 2015-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfFullControlDeclared | 2016-02-09 ⓘ |
| effect |
large-scale internal displacement
ⓘ
widespread destruction of Ramadi’s infrastructure ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-02-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fallujah (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Anbar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
recapture Ramadi from ISIL
ⓘ
secure Anbar Governorate capital ⓘ |
| opponent |
ISIS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | ISIL capture of Ramadi (May 2015) ⓘ |
| result |
Iraqi government victory
ⓘ
recapture of Ramadi by Iraqi forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-11-19 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of key city on Euphrates River
ⓘ
control of main highway between Baghdad and western Iraq ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
US-led coalition airstrikes ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international coalition ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
coalition air support
ⓘ
extensive use of improvised explosive devices ⓘ house-to-house fighting ⓘ suicide car bomb attacks by ISIL ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
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