Siege of Fallujah (2016)

Belligerents

• Iraq
  • Iraqi security forces
    • Armed Forces
    • Federal Police
    • Shi'ite militias
  • Local Sunni tribes
• Iran
  • Quds Force

Air support:

• United States
• United Kingdom
• France
• Australia

Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantCommanders and leadersHaider al-Abadi(Prime Minister of Iraq)
Maj. Gen. Fadhil Barwari
(ICTS commander)
Suhaib al-Rawi(Governor of Anbar)
Issa Sayyar Al Isawi (Mayor of Fallujah)
Sayeer al-Essawie (Iraqi Major of Fallujah)
Qasem Soleimani(Head of the Quds Force)Abu Waheeb†(Top ISIL commander in Anbar)
Hussein Alawi †(ISIL commander in south Fallujah)
Ayad Marzouk al-Anbari †(Senior ISIL Fallujah commander)Units involved

• Saraya al-Jihad

ISOF

Military of ISIL

• Secret Police Force (Al-Hisbah)

Strength

11,000–14,500 fighters

• 7,000–10,500 Iraqi soldiers
• 4,000 Shi'ite militiamen

4,000 militantsCasualties and losses 180+ Iraqi tribesmen captured, and 10 executed 248+ killed (By 20 May) 140 civilians dead from starvation
Hundreds of people executed

90,000 civilians are besieged in Fallujah (April 2016 estimate)

• Iraqi forces capture Al-Karmah

• Iraqi Armed forces recapture Fallujah on 26 June 2016

Abu Waheeb

(Top ISIL commander in Anbar)
Hussein Alawi †

(ISIL commander in south Fallujah)

Ayad Marzouk al-Anbari †

(Senior ISIL Fallujah commander)

The siege of Fallujah was an offensive launched in February 2016 by the Iraqi government against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in al-Karmah and in the city of Fallujah, with the aim of enforcing a siege of the latter. During the early stages of the operation, local Sunni residents revolted against ISIL for a period of three days. On 22 May, after completing preparations around the city, the Iraqi Army and supporting Shi'ite militias launched the third Battle of Fallujah.