What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 2015
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 36.45° N, 43.34° E
- Description
- 2015 battle against ISIS in Iraq
Nineveh Plains offensive
2015 battle against ISIS in Iraq
The Nineveh Plains offensive was a battle in which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) mounted a multi-front attack against Peshmerga forces in the area north and east of Mosul, in December 2015. The attack—the most significant ISIL military operation in the area in months, was successfully repelled by the Kurdish forces and was followed by a coalition air counter-offensive.
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