Battle of Zumar | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown |
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Strength | |||||||
300-500 (estimation) | 2,000 (estimation) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
14 killed |
100 killed 38 captured |
The Battle of Zumar was fought between the Islamic State and Kurdish Peshmerga troops over the city of Zumar in Nineveh province in northern Iraq. It started when IS launched an offensive on Zummar from 1–4 August 2014, resulting in its capture.[3][4] On 25 October, after US airstrikes, Kurdish Peshmerga troops succeeded in recapturing the city, after an unsuccessful attempt to hold it in September.[5]
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