Battle for Mosul Dam | |||||||
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Part of the Northern Iraq offensive of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) and the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) | |||||||
Mosul Dam | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Fadhil Barwari (ICTS commander) | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 500[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 11+ killed |
The Battle for Mosul Dam (Sorani Kurdish: جەنگی بەنداوی موسڵ) took place in August 2014 between militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, supported by Iraqi troops and U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes.