Iraqi insurgency | ||||||||
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Part of the Iraqi conflict (2003–present) | ||||||||
U.S. and Kuwaiti troops unite to close the gate between Kuwait and Iraq after the last military convoy passed through on Dec. 18, 2011, signaling the end of Operation New Dawn and the beginning of the post-U.S. phase of the insurgency | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Sunni insurgent factions:
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Sons of Iraq Supported by: United States | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Abu Dua Abu Mohammad al-Adnani Ishmael Jubouri Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed |
Jalal Talabani Masoud Barzani Nouri al-Maliki Babaker Zebari Ahmed Abu Risha | |||||||
Strength | ||||||||
Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation: 2,000–3,000
[2] Islamic Army in Iraq: 10,400 (2007) [3] Al-Qaeda: 1,000–2,000 [4] JRTN: 1,500-5,000 [5] |
Iraqi Security Forces 600,000 (300,000 Army and 300,000 Police) [6] Awakening Council militias – 30,000 [7] Contractors ~7,000 [8] [9] | |||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
919+ insurgents killed, 3,504 arrested |
1,156 policemen and 949 soldiers killed 2,286 policemen and 1,759 soldiers wounded | |||||||
The following is a timeline of major events during the Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013):