Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar

Liberation of Jurf Al-Sakhar
	Part of War in Iraq and; the Iranian-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
	; Map of the Babil Governorate, where Jurf Al Sakhar is located
Date	24–26 October 2014; (2 days)
Location	Jurf Al Sakhar, Babil Governorate, Iraq
Result	Iraqi-Iranian victory
Territorial; changes	The Babil Governorate is liberated from ISIL control
Belligerents
Iraq Iraqi Security Forces Army; Air Force; Federal Police; ; Shia militia Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq; Badr Brigades; Kata'ib Hezbollah; Other unnamed groups; ; Iran Quds Force; Hezbollah	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Military of ISIL;
Commanders and leaders
Hadi al-Amiri; Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani; Brig. Gen. Hamid Taqavi	Unknown
Strength
Iraqi Army & Shiite militia: 7,000; Unknown number of others	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	498 killed; 100+ IEDs defused

Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar, codenamed Operation Ashura (Arabic: عملية عاشوراء), was a two-day military operation by Iraqi government forces and Iranian-backed PMU forces beginning on 24 October 2014, aimed at retaking the strategic city of Jurf Al Sakhar near Baghdad from ISIL.^[4]^[5] The operation was mainly aimed at preventing ISIS militants from reaching the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, where ISIS threatened to carry out attacks against the millions of Shia visitors commemorating the Day of Ashura.

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[ap-1] "Iran general said to mastermind Iraq ground war". The Big Story. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

[2] "Iraq owes many victories against ISIL to Iran: Hadi al-Ameri". Mehr News Agency. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.

[3] "Mysterious Iranian general fights ISIS in Iraq". 5 November 2014.

[4] "URGENT: Iraqi Army forces take control over Jurf Al-Sakhar and Alroieih, Babylon". 25 October 2014.

[5] "Al Etejah | News | Operation Ashura launched ahead of Muharram". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2015-02-14. Accessed on 25-10-2014

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