Western Anbar offensive (2017)

Western Anbar offensive (2017)
Part of the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) and the War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Date 16–21 September 2017 (5 days) Location Western Anbar Governorate, Iraq 33°25′00″N 43°18′00″E / 33.4167°N 43.3000°E / 33.4167; 43.3000 Result Iraqi victory Territorial changes Iraqi forces recapture the towns of Akashat and Anah
Belligerents
Iraq Supported by: CJTF–OIR	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah[1]	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (suspected)[2]
Units involved
Iraqi pro-government forces Iraqi security forces Armed Forces Federal Police Local Sunni tribes Popular Mobilization Forces	Military of ISIL
Strength
Thousands	8,000–10,000[2][3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Western Anbar offensive (2017) was a military operation by the Iraqi Army against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, in the western districts of the Province of Anbar and on the border with Syria.

The offensive was concurrent another offensive by the Iraqi government, the Hawija Offensive (2017), as well with the Raqqa campaign conducted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIL's former de facto capital city and stronghold in Syria, the Central Syria campaign (2017), and the 2017 Mayadin offensive.