Battle of Suq al Ghazi
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2014) |
| Battle of Suq al Ghazi | |||||||
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| Part of the Iraqi insurgency (2011–present), and the Military intervention against ISIL | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
 United States United Kingdom France Iraq |
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Local Sunni Militias | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Barack Obama Francois Hollande David Cameron |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100 Iraqi soldiers | 300 ISIL militants | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 Iraqi soldiers killed | 23 fighters killed | ||||||
The Battle of Suq al Ghazi took place on September 15, 2014.
The battle
On September 15, 2014, ISIL gunmen stormed an Iraqi military base. Not knowing what to do, the Iraqi soldiers made frantic calls for help. Inside the base, ISIL ordered the soldiers to get in a dozen trucks when they arrived. The ISIL fighters reportedly shot at civilians and anyone who tried to intervene before raising the ISIL Black Standard in place of the Iraqi Flag.
After receiving calls from help, and seeing that ISIL intended to capture Suq al Ghazi, U.S, U.K and French drones arrived and fired at ISIL positions, killing multiple fighters. The remaining ISIL fighters fled.[1]
Aftermath
ISIL permanently left Suq al Ghazi on September 16th 2014, making the battle the shortest one in the history of the conflict.
References
- ^ "U.S. Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Baghdad Held by ISIS". NYTIMES. Retrieved 16 September 2014.