What the records say
- When
- 12 Mar 2016 – 14 Apr 2016
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 33.73° N, 42.68° E
- Description
- ongoing offensive in the town of Hīt
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Hit (2016)
Iraqi offensive to capture the town of Hīt
The Battle of Hit, code named Operation Desert Lynx by Iraqi forces, was an offensive launched by the Iraqi Government during the Anbar offensive, with the goal of recapturing the town of Hīt and the Hīt District from ISIL. After the Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Ramadi, Hīt and Fallujah were the only cities still under the control of ISIL in the Al Anbar Governorate.
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