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Coordinates: 35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944
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Battle of Makhmour
Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017)

Kurdish PKK Fighter's training in Makhmur camp
Date6 August 2014-8 August 2014
Location
Makhmur, Iraq
35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E / 35.77556; 43.57944
Result Kurdish Victory[2]
Belligerents
 Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan Workers' Party[1]		  Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani
Kurdistan Region Sirwan Barzani
Murat Karayılan
Bahoz Erdal		 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Units involved
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
People's Defence Forces
Strength
3,000 800
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

Background

With the Fall of Mosul in June,[3] and the Iraqi Withdrawal From the Disputed areas, The KRG Filled The Vacuum and Captured the Disputed City of Kirkuk and Makhmour.[4] At First it seemed Unlikely that The Peshmerga Would come to conflict with ISIS, But as ISIS Had captured Large Quantities Of the Iraqi Army Stockpile it Got More aggressive with its threats and attacks.[5] The First ISIS attack against The Peshmerga was in the Town of Zumar on the 1st of August.[6] Makhmour would later be attacked on the 6th.[7]

Battle

While Peshmerga fighters initially fared well against IS, and moved in to take control of some territory left open by the Iraqi Army's retreat including Makhmour, IS launched a fresh northern offensive on 3 August and successfully pushed back the overstretched Peshmerga.[8] The First Contact's were easily repelled by the Peshmerga, But as the attacks Intensified and ISIS Started Pouring in vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) The Peshmerga was Easily Broken and Fell back.[9] as The Town Fell and the Makhmour Refugee Camp came Under risk, The PKK Deployed Their Fighter's to The Qaracux Mountain.[10] The Peshmerga Counter-Attack would Come on The 7th Of August, The Counter-attack was very Swift With The City Being Re-Captured in just 2 Hours.[11]

References

  1. ^ Meet the PKK, Vice News
  2. ^ "Capitalizing on U.S. Bombing, Kurds Retake Iraqi Towns". New York Times. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Mosul falls to militants, Iraqi forces flee northern city". Reuters. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Kurds take oil-rich Kirkuk amid advance of ISIL insurgency in Iraq". Al Jazeera. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Sunni Militants Drive Iraqi Army Out of Mosul". The New York Times. 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ Arango, Tim (3 August 2014). "Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Kurds, Islamic State clash near Kurdish regional capital: Kurdish official". Asharq al-Awsat. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Battle for Makhmour: a frontline in Iraq's latest war". middleeasteye. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Kurds, Islamic State clash near Kurdish regional capital: Kurdish official". Asharq al-Awsat. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. ^ Meet the PKK, Vice News
  11. ^ "Battle for Makhmour: a frontline in Iraq's latest war". middleeasteye. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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