Battle for Mosul Dam 2014
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 August 2014 – 19 August 2014 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2014 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Iraq | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Northern Iraq offensive, US-led intervention in Iraq | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 36.6303, 42.8231 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle for Mosul Dam took place in August 2014 between militants of the Islamic State (IS) and Iraqi Special Operations Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga, supported by U.S.-led Coalition airstrikes.
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