The War in Mesopotamia refers to the armed conflict that occurred in Iraq and Syrian from 2014 to 2021. Initially a combat mission launched by a US-led coalition of nations targeting only Islamic State (ISIS) militants, the role of the coalition quickly changed to targeting Syrian government forces as well as the conflict escalated.
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| - The War in Mesopotamia refers to the armed conflict that occurred in Iraq and Syrian from 2014 to 2021. Initially a combat mission launched by a US-led coalition of nations targeting only Islamic State (ISIS) militants, the role of the coalition quickly changed to targeting Syrian government forces as well as the conflict escalated.
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| Strength
| - Invasion phase: 200,000-300,000 Syrian security forces, 20,000 Iranian forces
Insurgency phase: 150,000-220,000 pro-Assad forces, 60,000 Iranian forces, 400,000 Iraqi security forces
ISIS: 40,000-60,000
al-Qaeda: 20,000-35,000
- Coalition forces: 270,000 total military personnel, 131 combat aircraft, 43 other aircraft, 24 warships
Syrian security forces : 450,000 total personnel
Kurdish forces: 50,000-80,000
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| - the conflict in the Middle East
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| Casualties
| - Syrian security forces: ~34,000
Pro-Assad forces: ~48,000
Iranian forces: ~6,500
Iraqi forces: ~5,800
Hezbollah: ~3,000
ISIS: ~7,900
al-Qaeda: ~2,400
- Coalition forces: 9,775
Syrian opposition forces: ~17,000
Syrian security forces: ~68,000
Kurdish forces: ~7,000
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| Result
| - Ba'ath Party/Iranian/Iraqi victory
*Syrian government overthrown in 2015
*invasion and occupation of Syria and Northern Iraq
*Fall of the Islamic State
*Ba'ath Party government in exile along with allied militants continue fighting coalition forces
*Coalition withdrawal in 2020
*Ba'ath Party returns to power in 2021
*Light insurgency in Syria and Iraq continues
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| Notes
| - ~260,000 civilians killed
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- Coalition forces:
25pxUnited States
25pxUnited Kingdom
25pxTurkey
25pxFrance
25pxCanada
25pxAusralia
25pxSaudi Arabia
25pxDenmark
25pxQatar
25pxNetherlands
25pxUnited Arab Emirates
25pxBelgium
25pxJordan
25pxBahrain
Logistical support:
25pxGermany
25pxSpain
others
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Syrian opposition
25pxNew Syrian government
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25pxKurdistan
*Iraqi Kurdistan
*Syrian Kurdistan
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| Causes
| - Coalition intervention against the Islamic State and eventually the Syrian government
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| abstract
| - The War in Mesopotamia refers to the armed conflict that occurred in Iraq and Syrian from 2014 to 2021. Initially a combat mission launched by a US-led coalition of nations targeting only Islamic State (ISIS) militants, the role of the coalition quickly changed to targeting Syrian government forces as well as the conflict escalated.
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