| Western Anbar offensive (2017) | |||||||||
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| Part of the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) and the War in Iraq (2013–2017) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 IraqSupported by:  CJTF–OIR |
 Islamic State | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah[1] |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (suspected)[2] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Military of the Islamic State | ||||||||
| 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, 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 IS's former de facto capital city and stronghold in Syria, the Central Syria campaign (2017), and the 2017 Mayadin offensive.
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free Akashatwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
vast Anbarwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Zeina Karam (October 17, 2017). "AP News Guide: Instability set to follow IS collapse". ABC News. Retrieved October 18, 2017.