![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Al-Anbar_in_Iraq.svg/640px-Al-Anbar_in_Iraq.svg.png&w=640&q=50)
Al-Karmah offensive
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Al-Karmah offensive, codenamed Fajr al-Karma,[9] was an offensive launched by the Iraqi Army and anti-ISIL Sunni tribal fighters to recapture the Al-Karmah district taken by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq. The offensive began on 14 April 2015. During the offensive the anti-ISIL forces captured part of the city of Al-Karmah,[1] and the old road of Al-Karmah.[10]
Al-Karmah offensive | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the War in Iraq | |||||||
![]() Location of the Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
![]() ![]() Air support: ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() (ISIL Commander in Anbar) ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
| Several thousand | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 676+ killed (government claim)[8] | ||||||
In response to the Iraqi state offensive, ISIL launched a counterattack in the region, attacking Ramadi, capturing three nearby villages on 15 April,[11] and taking control of the Tharthar Dam on 24 April.[12] By 15 May ISIS had taken control over the Iraqi government headquarters in Ramadi.[13]
The ISIL attack on Ramadi prompted 114,000 people to flee the region, according to UN officials, increasing the total number of refugees from Anbar since 2014 to over 400,000 people.[14]