Diyala campaign

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Diyala campaign
Part of the Iraq War, Iraqi insurgency, and the Iraqi civil war
Soldiers take cover behind a Stryker vehicle during a firefight
Date December 25, 2006 – October 1, 2007 (9 months and 6 days) Location Diyala Governorate, Iraq Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States Iraq Peshmerga	Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon Maj. Gen. Ahmed al-Kozaee Brig. Gen. Abdul Kareem al-Obaidi †	Abu Omar al-Baghdadi Abu Hamza al-Muhajir
Strength
4,200 20,000 2,000 Peshmerga[1]	2,000[2]
Casualties and losses
106 killed 300 security forces killed 22 militia killed[3]	1,070+ killed 500 captured

The Diyala campaign was a series of operations conducted by coalition forces against Iraqi insurgents and a number of bombing and guerrilla attacks against the security forces in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq, with the purpose of control of the province and reducing insurgent activity.