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词条 Al-Karmah offensive (2015)
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  1. Background

  2. Government forces

  3. The offensive

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Al-Karmah offensive (2015)
|partof=the Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) and the American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
|image=Al-Anbar in Iraq.svg
|image_size = 300px
|caption= Location of the Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq
|date=14 April – 3 May 2015
({{Age in months, weeks and days|year1=2015|month1=04|day1=14|year2=2015|month2=05|day2=03}})
|place=Al-Karmah, Anbar Governorate, Iraq
|territory=
|result=Limited ISF gains
  • Iraqi security forces capture part of Al-Karmah[1]

|status=
|combatant1={{flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq
{{flagicon|United States}} United States[1][2]
Air support:
{{flag|United Kingdom}}[3]
{{flag|Canada}}[4]
|combatant2={{flagicon|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|commander1={{flagicon|Iraq}} Haider al-Abadi
{{flagicon|Iraq}} Ahmed al-Dulaimi
{{flagicon|United States}} Barack Obama
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} David Cameron
{{flagicon|Canada}} Stephen Harper
|commander2={{Flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Abu Suleiman al-Naser (Replacement Military Chief)[5]
{{Flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Abu Waheeb
(ISIL Commander in Anbar)
{{flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Abu Khattab{{KIA}} (ISIL Wilayat al-Jazira governor)[6]
{{flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Abu Qatada{{KIA}} (senior ISIL commander)[7]
{{flagdeco|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Abu Azam{{KIA}} (senior ISIL commander)[6]
|strength1=
  • {{flagicon|Iraq}} Unknown number of Iraqi soldiers
  • 10,000+ Sunni tribal fighters[10]

|strength2= Several thousand
|units1=
  • {{flagicon image|Iraqi Ground Forces Flag.svg}} Iraqi Army
    • {{flagicon image|Flag of the Iraqi 7th Infantry Division.svg}} 7th Division
  • {{flagicon image|Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg}} Iraqi Air Force
  • {{flagicon image|Special Operations Iraq Flag.svg}} Special Operations Forces
  • {{flagicon image|Iraqi Federal Police Flag.svg|border}} Iraqi Police
  • al-Hashd al-Shaabi
    • Shia militias
    • Sunni tribal fighters
{{flagicon|United States}} US Armed Forces
{{air force|United Kingdom}}
{{air force|Canada}}
|units2= {{flagicon|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}} Military of ISIL
  • Wilayat al-Anbar

|casualties1=Unknown
|casualties2=676+ killed (government claim)[8]
|casualties3=
|notes=
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}}{{Campaignbox Iraq War (2014–present)}}

The Al-Karmah offensive (2015), named Fajr al-Karma,[9] was an offensive launched by the Iraqi Army and anti-ISIL Sunni tribal fighters to recapture the Al-Karmah district taken by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq. The offensive began on 14 April 2015. During the offensive the anti-ISIL forces captured part of the city of Al-Karmah,[10] and the old road of Al-Karmah.[11]

In response to the Iraqi state offensive, ISIL launched a counterattack in the region, attacking Ramadi, capturing three nearby villages on 15 April,[12] and taking control of the Tharthar Dam on 24 April.[13] By 15 May ISIS had taken control over the Iraqi government headquarters in Ramadi.[14]

The ISIL attack on Ramadi prompted 114,000 people to flee the region, according to UN officials, increasing the total number of refugees from Anbar since 2014 to over 400,000 people.[15]

Background

{{See also|Iraq War in Anbar Province}}

The Anbar Province in western Iraq is the country's largest and most sparsely populated province. Most of the population live in the major cities, like Ramadi and Fallujah, and almost everyone else in the region lives within a short distance of the Euphrates River, which snakes from Baghdad through the Syrian Border.

The largely Sunni population in Anbar was a stronghold for the Iraqi resistance during the US occupation of Iraq (2003–2011). After the Fallujah killings of April 2003 and the disbandment of the Iraqi army on 25 May 2003, many Sunni locals turned against the American occupiers. The disbandment put hundreds of thousands of Anbaris out of work as many were members of the Army or the party, and viewed its disbanding as an act of contempt towards the Iraqi people.[16]

By 2004, the province was in full-scale revolt. Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) became the province's main Sunni insurgent group, and turned the provincial capital of Ramadi into its stronghold. Several battles, like Battle of Ramadi (2004), First Battle of Fallujah (April 2004), Second Battle of Fallujah (November–December 2004), Second Battle of Ramadi (2006), ravaged the region as the Iraqi insurgents struggled against the American occupiers for control of Anbar. During the first four years of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Anbar Province was the deadliest province for American service members, claiming approximately one-third of American fatalities.[17] Part of its significance came from the fact that the western Euphrates River Valley served as an important infiltration route for foreign fighters headed to Iraq's heartland from Syria.[17]

In August 2006, several tribes located near Ramadi, led by Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, revolted against AQI. The tribes launched the Anbar Awakening and helped turn the tide against the insurgents. American and Iraqi tribal forces regained control of Ramadi in early 2007, as well as other cities such as Hīt, Haditha, and Rutbah. In June 2007, the U.S. turned its attention to eastern Anbar Province and secured the cities of Fallujah and Al-Karmah.

After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011, the region was in 2014 run over by ISIL forces making Anbar their stronghold in Iraq.[18] By late June 2014, at least 70% of the Anbar Province was under ISIS control,[19] including the cities of Fallujah,[20][21] Al-Qa'im,[22] Abu Ghraib,[23] and half of Ramadi.[24]

As a response to the ISIL takeover, the Iraqi government, in coordination with American and Iranian forces, launched an international campaign against ISIL, which includes the Anbar offensive. At the onset of the offensive, the Iraqi Government's only foothold in the densely-populated part of the province was in Ramadi, the capital of the Anbar Province, while ISIL militants controlled the outskirts of the city, as well as the majority of the region.

Government forces

The Anbar offensive is a broad coalition of different fighting forces officially led by the government's Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)[25] They are assisted by Hashed al-Shaabi (or Popular Mobilisation Brigades), an Iraqi government-controlled umbrella group mainly composed of volunteer Shiite militias, but which also has incorporated hundreds of Sunni fighters.[26] The brunt of the fighting in Anbar has been done by Iraqi police forces backed by local wealthy Sunni tribes who have been reluctant to permit the ISF or the Shiite brigades entering Ramadi because of the historical animosity between the Sunni and the Shia.[25]

Initially it was reported that 10,000 Sunni tribal fighters would join the Iraqi government forces.[27] By 9 May, 1,000 tribal recruits had joined the Iraqi forces at their base in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, for a new estimated potential total of "as many as 6,000" tribal fighters.[28]

The Iraqi forces also received air support from Operation Inherent Resolve, a US-led coalition operation against ISIL in Syria and Iraq which has operated in Anbar since October 2014.[29] Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdoms RAF[30] and United States have all flown bombing missions in Operation Inherent Resolve.

The offensive

{{See also|Battle of Ramadi (2014–15)}}

After the advances made by the Iraqi government forces in the Second Battle of Tikrit, the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced, on 8 April 2015,[31] an offensive to remove ISIL from the Anbar Province.[32] The next day, in response to the announced offensive, ISIL executed 300 people in Anbar Province.[27]

The offensive itself started on 14 April,[33] after ISIL launched an assault against Ramadi,[32] prompting 114,000 people to flee the region, according to UN officials. The ISIL attack on Ramadi was part of the militant's refocusing of their efforts on Anbar,[13][15] after they lost the Iraqi city of Tikrit, in the Second Battle of Tikrit.[34][35] An Iraqi TV channel also reported that ISIL "started a large-scale operation" to capture the areas around Ramadi, and tried to seize the highway leading to Ramadi "to cut off supplies".[36] The Pentagon officers did not pay heed to the "warnings" that the group were "poised to seize" the city.[37] The day before, the Iraqi Anbar Governor Anbar Suhaib al-Rawi survived an assassination attempt by ISIL in the city of Ramadi.[38]

On 15 April, it was reported that ISIL had executed 300 more Sunni tribesmen in Anbar over the past few days,[39] as it captured three villages to the east of Ramadi.[12]

The Iraqi government offensive made little headway the first weeks[13] before they started making gains around Al-Karmah, close to Fallujah, at the end of April.[10]

On 23 April, Iraqi government forces secured the old road of Al-Karmah[11] and three days later retook part of the city Al-Karmah.[40]

During the offensive several RAF air missions provided air support for Iraqi troops using both RAF Tornado GR4s and remotely piloted RAF Reapers.[30] In Anbar they have operated close to Ramadi, and ahead of Iraqi advances near Al-Karmah. They have removed ISIL roadblocks and ambushes, taken out ISIL snipers, and blown up ISIL IED teams, heavy vehicles, and fighters.[30]

See also

  • Battle of Ramadi (2014–15)
  • Salahuddin campaign (2014–15)

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url = http://rt.com/usa/215323-americans-ground-battle-isis/|title = US servicemen in first ground battle with ISIS – Kurdish media|last = |first = |date = December 19, 2014|work = RT|accessdate = }}
2. ^{{Cite news|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2878897/American-troops-battle-ISIS-time-attempted-attack-militants-Iraqi-base.html|title = American troops battle ISIS for first time as they see off attempted attack by militants on Iraqi Base|last = |first = |date = December 18, 2014|work = Mail Online|accessdate = }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-forces-air-strikes-in-iraq-monthly-list/raf-air-strikes-in-iraq-december-2014#december-6|date=22 January 2015|title=RAF air strikes in Iraq: December 2014}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/update-on-rcaf-bombing-raids-against-targets-in-iraq |title=Update on RCAF bombing raids against targets in Iraq |last=Pugliese |first=David |work=Defence Watch |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |date=13 January 2015 |accessdate=14 January 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/if-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-killed-who-caliph-islamic-state-group-1721638|title=If ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Killed, Who Is Caliph Of The Islamic State Group?|author=Alessandria Masi|date=11 November 2014|work=International Business Times|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-warplanes-kill-wound-62-isis-elements-western-anbar/|title=Iraqi warplanes kill, wound 62 ISIS elements in western Anbar|author=Amre Sarhan|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/mod-55-terrorists-killed-military-operations-aerial-bombing-anbar/|title=ISIS leader Abu Qatada and 55 terrorists killed by Iraqi and coalition air strikes in Anbar|author=Amre Sarhan|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
8. ^137+ killed on 14 April,   43+ killed on 15 April,  11+ killed on 17 April,  77+ killed on 18 April,  109+ killed on 19 April,   35+ killed on 20 April,  58+ killed on 21 April,  21+ killed on 22 April,  65+ killed on 27 April,  14+ killed on 29 April,  59+ killed on 2 May,  47+ killed on 3 May,  a total of 676+ reported killed
9. ^MoD: Iraqi army kills 14 terrorists, dismantles 95 IEDs in al-Karma District
10. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Iraqi forces advance against Daesh stronghold in west Anbar province|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/iraqi-forces-advance-against-daesh-stronghold-west-anbar-province-687130|website=Albawaba|accessdate=27 April 2015}}
11. ^1 {{cite web|title=Iraqi army recaptures some areas from Daesh in Anbar province|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/iraqi-army-recaptures-some-areas-from-daesh-in-anbar-province-685892|website=Albawaba|accessdate=27 April 2015}}
12. ^1 {{cite web|title=Islamic State opens major offensive in Iraq's Anbar province|url=http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Islamic-State-opens-major-offensive-in-Iraq-s-6202569.php|publisher=SF Gate|accessdate=16 April 2015}}
13. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq's Anbar: sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/25/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-idUSKBN0NG0GF20150425?irpc=932|website=Reuters|accessdate=26 April 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=ISIS Fighters Seize Government Headquarters in Ramadi, Iraq|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/world/middleeast/isis-fighters-seize-government-headquarters-in-ramadi-iraq.html?_r=0|website=New York Times|accessdate=15 May 2015}}
15. ^1 {{cite web|title=Over 114,000 flee fighting in Iraq's Ramadi area: UN|url=http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/news/over-114000-flee-fighting-in-iraqs-ramadi-area-un_31613|website=Your Middle East|accessdate=27 April 2015}}
16. ^{{harvnb|McWilliams|Wheeler|2009|pp=8–9 (Vol. 2)}}
17. ^1 Video: Corps Report Episode 54 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915231030/http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforres/Documents/GWOT%202004-2007.pdf |date=September 15, 2012}}
18. ^{{cite web|last1=Woodruff|first1=Judy|title=Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fleeing-fighting-islamic-state-forces-anbar-province/|publisher=PBS.org|accessdate=25 April 2015}}
19. ^{{cite news|title=John Kerry holds talks in Iraq as more cities fall to ISIS militants|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/23/world/meast/iraq-crisis/|agency=CNN|date=23 June 2014}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/01/04/iraq-army-battles-al-qaeda-linked-militants-to-regain-control-in-key-cities/|title=Al Qaeda-linked militants capture Fallujah during violent outbreak|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=4 January 2014}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/20602866/iraqs-fallujah-falls-to-qaeda-militants-as-65-killed/ |title=Iraq's Fallujah falls to Qaeda militants as 65 killed |publisher=7 News |date=5 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031838/http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/20602866/iraqs-fallujah-falls-to-qaeda-militants-as-65-killed/ |archivedate=6 January 2014 }}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/militants-kills-21-leaders-iraq-article-1.1839547|title=Militants kill 21 Iraqi leaders, capture 2 border crossings|work=NY Daily News|accessdate=16 October 2014}}
23. ^{{cite news|title=Iraq Update #42: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Patrols Fallujah; Aims for Ramadi, Mosul, Baghdad|url=http://iswiraq.blogspot.com/2014/01/iraq-update-42-al-qaeda-in-iraq-patrols.html|accessdate=5 January 2014|publisher=Institute for the Study of War}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/07/islamic_state_overru.php|title=Islamic State overruns Camp Speicher, routs Iraqi forces|work=Long War Journal|accessdate=16 October 2014}}
25. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Banco|first1=Erin|title=Divisions Among Iraqis Help ISIS, Defeated In Tikrit, Gain Ground In Anbar|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/divisions-among-iraqis-help-isis-defeated-tikrit-gain-ground-anbar-1898264|website=International Business Times|accessdate=14 May 2015}}
26. ^{{cite web|title=Iraq enlists Sunnis for fight against IS in Anbar|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/region/216/details/438371/iraq-enlists-sunnis-for-fight-against-is-in-anbar|website=Gulf News|accessdate=14 May 2015}}
27. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/isis-executes-300-people-west-anbar/|title=ISIS executes 300 people west of Anbar|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=17 April 2015}}
28. ^{{cite web|last1=Naylor|first1=Hugh|title=Plan to train Iraqi tribal fighters to face Islamic State lifts hopes in Anbar|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/plan-to-train-arm-tribal-fighters-against-islamic-state-raises-hope/2015/05/09/c78e73be-e12c-4085-b9d6-45219927ce1b_story.html|website=Washington Post|accessdate=14 May 2015}}
29. ^{{cite web|title=Operation Inherent Resolve |url=http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2014/0814_iraq/Airstrikes6.html |website=defense.gov |accessdate=14 May 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021031353/http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2014/0814_iraq/Airstrikes6.html |archivedate=21 October 2014 }}
30. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Update: air strikes in Iraq|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latest-iraq-air-strikes|website=gov.uk|accessdate=29 April 2015}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/military-operation-began-to-liberate-anbar-says-anbar-council/|title=Military operation began to liberate Anbar, says Anbar Council|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=17 April 2015}}
32. ^1 {{cite web|title=Iraqi forces launch counter-attack against Islamic State in Anbar|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-anbar-idUSKBN0N41XP20150413|website=Reuters|accessdate=14 May 2015}}
33. ^Security forces, tribal fighters liberate 2 areas in al-Karma
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/130-isis-elements-killed-sleeper-cells-found-tikrit/|title=130 ISIS elements killed, sleeper cells found in Tikrit|author=Abdelhak Mamoun|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/liberated-islamic-state-tikrit-struggles-reconciliation/|title=Liberated from Islamic State, Tikrit struggles with reconciliation|work=PBS NewsHour|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
36. ^{{cite web|title=Islamic State forces wage fierce offensive in Anbar, seizing villages near Ramadi|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/16/world/islamic-state-forces-wage-fierce-offensive-anbar-seizing-villages-near-ramadi/#.VS_MwNyUfBg|work=Japan Times|accessdate=16 April 2015}}
37. ^{{cite web|title=Islamic State Fighters Launch Offensive in Iraq Province|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-fighters-launch-offensive-in-iraq-province-1429116047|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=17 April 2015}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/anbar-governor-survives-assassination-attempt-ramadi/|title=Anbar governor survives assassination attempt in Ramadi|author=Abdelhak Mamoun|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
39. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/isis-beheads-300-people-anbars-tribes-past-days-says-anbar-mp/|title=ISIS beheads 300 people from Anbar's tribes over the past few days, says Anbar MP|author=Abdelhak Mamoun|work=Iraq news, the latest Iraq news|accessdate=9 May 2015}}
40. ^{{cite web|title=Iraqi forces advance against Daesh stronghold in west Anbar province|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/iraqi-forces-advance-against-daesh-stronghold-west-anbar-province-687130|website=Albawaba|accessdate=27 April 2015}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141021031353/http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2014/0814_iraq/Airstrikes6.html Operation Inherent Resolve airstrike updates]
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