Al-Karmah offensive

Al-Karmah offensive
	Part of the War in Iraq
	; Location of the Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq
Date	14 April – 3 May 2015; (2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Al-Karmah, Anbar Governorate, Iraq33°23′59″N 43°54′32″E / 33.399722°N 43.908889°E
Result	Limited ISF gains Iraqi security forces capture part of Al-Karmah;
Belligerents
Iraq; United States[citation needed]; Air support:; United Kingdom; Canada	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Haider al-Abadi; Ahmed al-Dulaimi; Barack Obama; David Cameron; Stephen Harper	Abu Suleiman al-Naser (Replacement Military Chief); Abu Waheeb; (ISIL Commander in Anbar); Abu Khattab † (ISIL Wilayat al-Jazira governor); Abu Qatada † (senior ISIL commander); Abu Azam † (senior ISIL commander)
Units involved
Iraqi Army 7th Division; ; Iraqi Air Force; Special Operations Forces; Iraqi Police; al-Hashd al-Shaabi Shia militias; Sunni tribal fighters; ; US Armed Forces; Royal Air Force; Royal Canadian Air Force	Military of ISIL Wilayat al-Anbar;
Strength
Unknown number of Iraqi soldiers; 10,000+ Sunni tribal fighters;	Several thousand
Casualties and losses
Unknown	676+ killed (government claim)
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Iraq

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,^[3] and the old road of Al-Karmah.^[10]

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]

^ "RAF air strikes in Iraq: December 2014". 22 January 2015.
^ Pugliese, David (13 January 2015). "Update on RCAF bombing raids against targets in Iraq". Defence Watch. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Iraqi forces advance against Daesh stronghold in west Anbar province". Albawaba. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
^ Masi, Alessandria (11 November 2014). "If ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Killed, Who Is Caliph Of The Islamic State Group?". International Business Times. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b Sarhan, Amre (15 April 2015). "Iraqi warplanes kill, wound 62 ISIS elements in western Anbar". Iraq News. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Sarhan, Amre (19 April 2015). "ISIS leader Abu Qatada and 55 terrorists killed by Iraqi and coalition air strikes in Anbar". Iraq News. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference ISIL executes 300 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 137+ killed on 14 April,[1][2] 43+ killed on 15 April,[3] 11+ killed on 17 April,[4] 77+ killed on 18 April,[5] 109+ killed on 19 April,[6][7] 35+ killed on 20 April,[8] 58+ killed on 21 April,[9] 21+ killed on 22 April,[10] 65+ killed on 27 April,[11] 14+ killed on 29 April,[12] 59+ killed on 2 May,[13] 47+ killed on 3 May,[14] a total of 676+ reported killed
^ "MoD: Iraqi army kills 14 terrorists, dismantles 95 IEDs in al-Karma District". Iraqi News. April 29, 2015.
^ "Iraqi army recaptures some areas from Daesh in Anbar province". Albawaba. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
^ "Islamic State opens major offensive in Iraq's Anbar province". SF Gate. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ "Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq's Anbar: sources". Reuters. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ Arango, Tim (15 May 2015). "ISIS Fighters Seize Government Headquarters in Ramadi, Iraq". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "Over 114,000 flee fighting in Iraq's Ramadi area: UN". Your Middle East. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[gov.uk-1] "RAF air strikes in Iraq: December 2014". 22 January 2015.

[Pugliese-2] Pugliese, David (13 January 2015). "Update on RCAF bombing raids against targets in Iraq". Defence Watch. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[albawaba.com-3] "Iraqi forces advance against Daesh stronghold in west Anbar province". Albawaba. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[who_is_next-4] Masi, Alessandria (11 November 2014). "If ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Killed, Who Is Caliph Of The Islamic State Group?". International Business Times. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[Iraqi_warplanes_injure_and_kill_62-5] Sarhan, Amre (15 April 2015). "Iraqi warplanes kill, wound 62 ISIS elements in western Anbar". Iraq News. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[55_ISIL_militants_killed_in_Anbar-6] Sarhan, Amre (19 April 2015). "ISIS leader Abu Qatada and 55 terrorists killed by Iraqi and coalition air strikes in Anbar". Iraq News. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[ISIL_executes_300-7] Cite error: The named reference ISIL executes 300 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ISIL_deaths_in_Anbar-8] 137+ killed on 14 April,[1][2] 43+ killed on 15 April,[3] 11+ killed on 17 April,[4] 77+ killed on 18 April,[5] 109+ killed on 19 April,[6][7] 35+ killed on 20 April,[8] 58+ killed on 21 April,[9] 21+ killed on 22 April,[10] 65+ killed on 27 April,[11] 14+ killed on 29 April,[12] 59+ killed on 2 May,[13] 47+ killed on 3 May,[14] a total of 676+ reported killed

[9] "MoD: Iraqi army kills 14 terrorists, dismantles 95 IEDs in al-Karma District". Iraqi News. April 29, 2015.

[ReferenceA-10] "Iraqi army recaptures some areas from Daesh in Anbar province". Albawaba. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

[ISIS-11] "Islamic State opens major offensive in Iraq's Anbar province". SF Gate. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[reuters.com-12] "Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq's Anbar: sources". Reuters. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[Isis_takes_Ramadi-13] Arango, Tim (15 May 2015). "ISIS Fighters Seize Government Headquarters in Ramadi, Iraq". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[yourmiddleeast.com-14] "Over 114,000 flee fighting in Iraq's Ramadi area: UN". Your Middle East. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

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