Dhuluiya offensive
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The Dhuluiya offensive was launched on 28 December 2014 by Iraqi forces backed by Sunni tribesmen and Shia militiamen on the strategic town of Dhuluiya (Arabic: الضلوعية), which had been held by ISIL for months. On 30 December, the area was recaptured and the ISIL siege on the Sunni al-Juburi tribe was broken.
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Dhuluiya offensive | |||||||||
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Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) and the Salahuddin campaign (2014–15) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Local Sunni tribesmen
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Haider al-Abadi Karim al-Nuri | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | ||||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
73 fighters killed [2] | 300 fighters killed (Iraqi claim)[3] |
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It was part of a bigger campaign to fully clear the Saladin Governorate.