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BATTLE // January 1, 2015

Battle of Kirkuk

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Overview

In the Battle of Kirkuk (2015) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched its biggest and last offensive against Kirkuk, Iraq, which at the time was guarded by a coalition of Kurdish forces including Peshmerga soldiers and fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Kurdistan Region4,000
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Casualties

  • Curdistão iraquiano150
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Commanders (1)

Kurdistan Region

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