Diyala campaign
| Diyala campaign | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraq War, Iraqi insurgency, and the Iraqi civil war | |||||||
Soldiers take cover behind a Stryker vehicle during a firefight | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States Iraq Peshmerga |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Kozaee Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem al-Obaidi † |
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi Abu Hamza al-Muhajir | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,200 20,000 2,000 Peshmerga | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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106 killed 300 security forces killed 22 militia killed |
1,070+ killed 500 captured | ||||||
The Diyala campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province and reducing insurgent activity.