Battle of Makhmour

Battle of Makhmour
	Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017)
	; Kurdish PKK Fighter's training in Makhmur camp
Date	6–8 August 2014 ; (2 days)
Location	Makhmur District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq35°46′32″N 43°34′46″E / 35.77556°N 43.57944°E
Result	Kurdish victory
Belligerents
Kurdistan Region; Kurdistan Workers' Party	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Lahur Talabani; Wahab Halabjay ; Brwa Peshang Miran ; Aziz Waysi	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Units involved
	Peshmerga; People's Defence Forces; CTG Kurdistan
Strength
300 soldiers	8000 soldiers 2 Tanks 13 armored cars
Casualties and losses
20 killéd	2500 soldiers killed 2 Tanks destroyed 9 armored cars destroyed

The Battle of Makhmour was a pivotal 2014 engagement during the conflict between Kurdish forces and ISIS. As the Kurdish Peshmerga sought to secure territory left vulnerable by the Iraqi Army's retreat, ISIS launched an offensive, aiming to reclaim lost ground and secure its caliphate.

^ Meet the PKK, Vice News
^ Nordland, Rod; Cooper, Helene (19 March 2015). "Capitalizing on U.S. Bombing, Kurds Retake Iraqi Towns". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ "The Battle of Makhmur: Peshmerga's Key Victory Over ISIS". Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^ "ISIS Defeated at Makhmour: Kurdish Victory in Northern Iraq". Retrieved 2023-01-04.

[1] Meet the PKK, Vice News

[2] Nordland, Rod; Cooper, Helene (19 March 2015). "Capitalizing on U.S. Bombing, Kurds Retake Iraqi Towns". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[3] "The Battle of Makhmur: Peshmerga's Key Victory Over ISIS". Retrieved 2023-01-04.

[4] "ISIS Defeated at Makhmour: Kurdish Victory in Northern Iraq". Retrieved 2023-01-04.

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Battle of Makhmour

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