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Belarusian Civil War
Part of Euromaidan

Belarus in Europe.
Date22 December 2014ongoing
Location
Belarus, eastern Poland and northern Ukraine
Result

Ongoing

Belligerents

 Belarus
Donetsk People's Republic Novorussia

Supported by:

Iraqi government

 Iraqi Kurdistan

PKK[1]
YPG[1]
 Iran

 United States[3][4]
(airstrikes)
 Syria[5][6]
(airstrikes)

Supported by:


Special Groups

Badr Brigades
Mukhtar Army
Hezbollah
Supported by:

Commanders and leaders
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Hashim al Ibrahim
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri[8][9][10]
File:IAILogo.png Ismail Jubouri

Fuad Masum
Nouri al-Maliki
Babaker Shawkat B. Zebari
Massoud Barzani
Ahmad Abu Risha


Muqtada al-Sadr
File:Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq flag.svg Qais al-Khazali
File:Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq flag.svg Akram al-Kabi
Abu Mustafa al-Sheibani
File:Kata'ib Hezbollah flag.svg Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
Wathiq al-Battat (POW)[11]
Strength

Islamic State: 8,000[12]–15,000[13] Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order: 5,000+[14][15]
Islamic Army in Iraq: 10,400 (2007)[16]

Free Iraqi Army: 2,500[17][18]

Iraqi Security Forces
600,000 (300,000 Army and 300,000 Police)[19]
Awakening Council militias - 30,000[20]
Contractors ~7,000[21][22]
US Forces 750[23]


Special Groups: 7,000[24]
Badr Brigade: 10,000[25]
Insurgent losses
1,929 killed, 5,529 arrested
(Government figures, December 2011 – June 2014)[26]
Iraqi security forces losses
1,772 policemen and 2,097 soldiers killed
3,095 policemen and 3,209 soldiers wounded
(Government figures, December 2011 – June 2014)[26]
Civilian casualties
12,068 killed and 18,875 wounded
(Government figures, December 2011 – June 2014)[26]
Total casualties
15,527 killed and 25,270 wounded
(Excluding insurgents)
(Government figures, December 2011 – June 2014)[26]
21,496 killed
(Including insurgents)
(Iraq body count figures, December 2011 – June 2014)[27]
  1. ^ a b "YNK: PKK and YPG are fighting in Şengal and Rabia against ISIS". 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ Tomlinson, Hugh. "Iran's special forces rush in to help floundering ally". The Times. Retrieved 11 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  3. ^ "Iraq crisis: Barack Obama sends in US troops as Isis insurgency worsens". The Guardian. 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Obama authorises airstrikes in Iraq". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ Syria pounds ISIS bases in coordination with Iraq | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
  6. ^ a b "BBC News - Iraqi PM welcomes Syria air strike on border crossing". Bbc.com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  7. ^ "Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki: Russian jets will turn tide". BBC. 26 June 2014.
  8. ^ Arango, Tim; Al-Salhy, Suadad; Cowell, Alan (12 June 2014). "Iraq Fractures Deepen as Kurds Take an Oil Town". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  9. ^ June 12, 2014 11:49 BST (2014-06-12). "Iraq Crisis: Saddam Hussein's Generals Fighting with Jihadist ISIS Insurgency". Ibtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ By Brian Ries2014-06-13 17:08:56 UTC (2014-06-13). "Iraq Implodes: What You Need to Know". Mashable.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Iraqi security forces arrest Shiite militia leader". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  12. ^ Marlin Dick (19 June 2014). "ISIS offensive or fragmented Sunni uprising?". Stanford.edu.
  13. ^ "ISIS, Inc. – Jihadists attract investors, fighters with annual reports & glossy PR". RT. 19 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Text "author" ignored (help)
  14. ^ Knights, Michael (1 July 2011). "The JRTN Movement and Iraq's Next Insurgency". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.
  15. ^ Colin Freeman (18 May 2013). "Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri: the King of Clubs is back, and he may yet prove to be Saddam Hussein's trump card". The Telegraph.
  16. ^ Daniel Cassman. "Islamic Army in Iraq | Mapping Militant Organizations". Stanford.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  17. ^ usatoday.com (October 9, 2012). "Al-Qaeda making comeback in Iraq, officials say". Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press.
  18. ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/20121112193038751565.html
  19. ^ Collins, Chris (19 August 2007). "U.S. says Iranians train Iraqi insurgents". McClatchy Newspapers.
  20. ^ "A Dark Side to Iraq 'Awakening' Groups". International Herald Tribune. www.military.com. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  21. ^ Miller, T. Christian (4 July 2007). "Private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq". Los Angeles Times.
  22. ^ Roberts, Michelle (24 February 2007). "Contractor deaths add up in Iraq". Deseret Morning News.
  23. ^ "So Wait, How Many US Troops Are Now In Iraq? And What Are They Doing?". Kayla Ruble. news.vice.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  24. ^ "June deadliest month for U.S. troops in 2 years". USA Today. Associated Press. 30 May 2011.
  25. ^ Beehner, Lionel (9 June 2005). "IRAQ: Militia Groups". Council on Foreign Relations.
  26. ^ a b c d "Iraq Government Casualty Figures via AFP (Google Docs)". Docs.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  27. ^ Cite error: The named reference ibcdatabase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).