Siege of Amirli
| Siege of Amirli | |||||||||
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| Part of the War in Iraq, the Military intervention against ISIL, and the Salahuddin campaign (2014–15) | |||||||||
A map of Saladin Governorate, where Amirli is located | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL) |
Abdul Emir al-Zaidi Qasem Soleimani Kareem Mullah Shakoor Hadi Al-Amiri Kareem al-Nouri Muqtada al-Sadr | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Badr Brigades: 4,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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147 killed 15 captured |
16 killed 6 executed 39 wounded | ||||||||
The siege of Amirli was a siege of the predominantly Shi'ite Turkmen town of Amirli in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the War in Iraq. The town was besieged by ISIL forces for 50 days from June 2014, lacking access to food, electricity, and water. Most of the residents are Shia Turkmen, who had organized local self-defense militias to fight against ISIL. On August 31, the Iraqi military reportedly broke the siege and entered the town. It has been described as "Iraq's biggest victory against ISIS", as of September 2014.
Iran had reportedly played a "military planning" role in breaking the siege of Amirli.