Battle of Ar-Rutbah (2016)
| Ar-Rutbah offensive (2016) | |||||||
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| Part of the War in Iraq and the Anbar campaign (2015–16) | |||||||
Ar-Rutbah in 2009. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
CJTF-OIR | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Haider al-Abadi | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000+ fighters | 100–400 militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 killed, 5 wounded | 100+ killed | ||||||
The Battle of Ar-Rutbah was a military offensive in Iraq launched by the Iraqi Army to recapture the strategic town of Ar-Rutbah from ISIL, along with the rest of the Ar-Rutba District.