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War against the Islamic State

War against the Islamic State
This article is about the global war fought against the Islamic State. For the war fought by Iraq against the Islamic State, see War in Iraq (2013–2017). For the Islamic State's military involvement in Syria, see Syrian civil war. For Egypt, see Sinai insurgency.
BelligerentsIn multiple regions:
In Iraq
In Syria
In Egypt
In Libya
In Afghanistan
In Pakistan
In West Africa
Commanders and leaders
Allies
Allies
Allies
Allies
Former Leaders
Strength
United States:
  • 4,100 troops (in Iraq)
  • 2,500 troops (in Kuwait)
  • 7,000 contractors
  • 500 soldiers to retrain the Iraqi army
Australia:
  • 400 RAAF personnel
  • 200 special forces troops
  • 300+ regular soldiers (combined with 100+ New Zealand soldiers)
Canada:
France:
Germany:
  • 1200 troops
Italy:
  • 130 search and rescue team
  • 1,200 troops
Russia:
  • 4,000 personnel
Iran:
Nigeria:
  • Army: 130,000 active frontline troops. 32,000 active reserve troops.
  • Police Force: 371,000 officers
Cameroon:
  • 20,000 soldiers
African Union:
  • 8,700 soldiers
Syrian Salvation Government:
  • 50,000+ soldiers
  • Islamic Front (2013-2015); 26,000-30,000 soldiers
Afghan Taliban:
  • 168,000 soldiers
  • 210,121 police forces and pro-Taliban militia
Pakistan:
  • 200,000-345,000 soldiers
  • 90,000-120,000 paramilitary forces
Albania
  • 30 Soldiers
IS:
  • 200,000 in Iraq and Syria (claim by Iraqi Kurdistan Chief of Staff)
  • 28,600–31,600 in Iraq and Syria (Defense Department estimate)
  • 35,000–100,000 (State Department estimate)
  • 1,500+ in Egypt
  • 6,500–10,000 in Libya
  • 7,000–10,000 in Nigeria
  • 1,000–3,000 in Afghanistan
  • At least 400 in the Philippines and Malaysia
  • Up to 600 tanks
Casualties and losses
Iraq:
    • 70,000+ killed and 13,000+ wounded
DAANES:
    • 11,000+ fighters killed
Ba'athist Syria:
    • 40,000+ soldiers killed
Syrian Opposition (2011–2024):
    • 3,378+ fighters killed
Iraqi Kurdistan:
    • 1,500+ fighters killed
    • 6,000+ fighters wounded
    • 52 fighters missing
Egypt:
    • 3,277+ security forces killed
    • 12,280+ personnel injured
Chad:
    • 101 servicemen killed
Turkey:
    • 76 servicemen killed
      6 police officers killed
Nigeria:
    • 48 servicemen killed
Iran:
    • 35 servicemen killed
Russia:
    • 28 servicemen killed
Niger:
    • 9 servicemen killed
United States:
    • 6 servicemen killed
    • 16 servicemen wounded
Cameroon:
    • 6 servicemen killed
Saudi Arabia:
    • 3 border guards killed
Canada:
    • 1 serviceman killed
France:
    • 2 servicemen killed
United Kingdom:
    • 3 servicemen killed
Jordan:
    • 1 serviceman killed
129,483 killed overall
31,296 injured overall
Islamic State:
    • 80,000+ killed in Iraq and Syria since 2014
      • 41,459+ killed in Syria per SOHR
    • 1,500–2,500 killed in Libya
    • 974 killed in Philippines
    • 300 killed in Afghanistan
    • 1,000+ killed in Egypt
83,000+ militants killed overall
  • 13,568+ Iraqi civilians killed by Islamic State
  • 5,939+ Syrian civilians killed by Islamic State
  • 8,317–13,190 civilians killed by Coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (per Airwars)
  • 1,417 civilians killed by Coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria (per Coalition)
  • 4,096–6,085 civilians killed by Russian airstrikes in Syria
  • 3,300,000 Iraqi civilians displaced

Support:

Military aid:
Humanitarian aid:
Intelligence aid:

Local forces:

Local forces in Iraq:
Local forces in Syria:

Egyptian-led intervention: (in Libya)
 Egypt
 Libya

Nigerian-led intervention: (Boko Haram as part of the IS since 2015)
 Nigeria
 Cameroon
 Chad
 Niger
 Burundi
 United States
See also: American military intervention