Dates
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Events
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January 14
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ISIL carries out the
2016 Jakarta attacks
in Indonesia, killing 2 and injuring 24 people.
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February 1?16
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The
Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016)
in Syria, as part of the Battle of Aleppo, takes place: Pro-Syrian Government forces, Russian, Iranian, Hezbollah and other allied militias, with the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting separately to them, launched the offensive against al-Nusra Front terrorists,
Army of Aleppo
rebels and militants from the
Sham Legion
and the
Fastaqim Union
, in the northern part of Aleppo Governorate. The offensive was a success, in particular, Pro-government forces ended the
Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa
and Syrian Democratic Forces seized the Menagh Military Airbase. Between 397 and 423 terrorists, rebels and militants were killed whilst 161 Pro-Government forces and Syrian Democratic Forces were killed.
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February 2?20
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The
Southern Abyan Offensive (2016)
takes place: AQAP terrorists succeeded in uniting its western and eastern parts of its Emirate in Yemen, marking the beginning of the
Abyan Governorate clashes
.
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February 2 ? May 22
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The
Siege of Fallujah (2016)
takes place: As part of the Anbar campaign (2015?16), Iraqi and Iranian forces, supported by the coalition, surrounded a besieged the ISIL-held city of Fallujah, (the
city fell to ISIL
and other militants during their offensive in Al Anbar Governorate in 2014) to pave way for an eventual assault on the city. Over at least 520 terrorists were killed, over 180 Iraqi tribesmen were captured.
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February 9
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The Battle of Ramadi (2015?16) ends after Iraqi government forces, Shia militia and Sunni tribal forces, with coalition support after successfully liberating the city as part of the Anbar campaign (2015?16) in Iraq, from ISIL occupation, killing at least over 350 terrorists whilst the combined force lost between 150 and over 297 killed and over 1,000 wounded.
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February 14 ? March 6
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The
Nangarhar Offensive
takes place: Afghan forces supported by
RSM
troops and U.S. airstrikes in particular, carried out an operation ISIL-KP terrorists in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The offensive was a success, confining and almost eliminating ISIL-KP from the Province, killing at least 200 terrorists.
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Early March
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Indonesian security forces began
Operation Tinombala
in Indonesia against the
Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT/EIM)
? an Islamic terrorist group that pledged allegiance to ISIL.
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March 2 ? April 17
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The
Second Battle of Tikrit
, as part of the Salahuddin campaign, takes place: Iraqi and Iranian forces, supported by the coalition, successfully liberated the city from ISIL occupation. At least 230 to over 1,000 of the combined force were killed; Between 842 and 1,142 terrorists were killed and a further 80 captured.
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March 22
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The
2016 Brussels bombings
in
Belgium
, carried out by ISIL, kills 31 and injures 300 people.
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March 24 ? September 22
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The
2016 Mosul offensive
takes place: Iraqi and Kurdish forces, supported by the coalition forces began the offensive to liberate Mosul and the surrounding region (Southwest Erbil Governorate and Nineveh Governorate) in Iraq. In late September
Al-Shirqat District
in Salahuddin Governorate, ISIL attacks/attempts to recapture the area ended on October 8-thus ending the Salahuddin campaign, the combined force liberated the region, paving the way for battle to retake the city of Mosul. Iraqi government forces lost at least 62 killed and 254 wounded, Kurdish forces lost at least 20 killed and 150 wounded, the coalition lost at least 1 killed and 2 wounded; over 1,300 ISIL terrorists were killed.
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April 3
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The main phase of Operation Zarb-e-Azb ends, clearing 98% of North Waziristan by December 2015, killing 3,500 terrorists and arresting over 1,000, whilst Pakistani forces suffered 587 killed and 2,194 injured.
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April 24?25
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The
2016 Battle of Mukalla
takes place: Yemeni forces loyal to
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
, supported by US,
UAE
and Saudi Arabian forces, liberated the capital of al-Qaeda's Emirate in Yemen, Mukalla, in Yemen's Hadramaut Governorate, killing between 189+ to 800 AQAP terrorists and other militants and capturing a further 8 to 250; coalition forces lost 27 soldiers killed and 60 wounded. the seizure of the city marked the beginning of the
Hadramaut Insurgency
.
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May 22 ? June 28
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The
Battle of Fallujah (2016)
in Al Anbar Governorate takes place as part of the Anbar campaign (2015?16): Following the success of the siege of the city, Iraqi and Iranian forces, supported by the coalition, assaulted and successfully liberated the city from ISIL occupation, killing over 2,500 terrorists and capturing a further 2,186; between at least 394 to over 900 of the combined force was killed and a further 3,308 wounded.
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June 30
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The Anbar campaign (2015?16) ends with Iraqi and coalition forces successfully liberating most of Al Anbar Governorate, with only 20% of the Governorate remaining under ISIL control.
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July 1/2
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The
Dhaka attack
in Bangladesh, carried out by either
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)
or ISIL, killed 24 and injured 50, 5 terrorists were also killed.
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July 8
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Indian security forces killed
Burhan Wani
, the leader of
Hizbul Mujahideen (HIM)
, and 2 other terrorists in a raid in the village of Bumdoora,
Kokernag
, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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July 14
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The
2016 Nice truck attack
in France kills 86 and injures 202 people, the attack was carried out by ISIL.
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July 15
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U.S. intelligence agencies and congress released declassified "
The 28 Pages
" from the
inquiry commission report
, revealing that some of the
September 11 hijackers
received financial support from individuals connected to the
Saudi Government
.
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July 18
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The leader of MIT/EIM,
Abu Wardah
alias Santoso, and another MIT terrorist was killed in a firefight with Indonesian security forces in a jungle near
Poso
, Indonesia.
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July 23?30
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Hours after the
Kabul bombing
that was carried out by ISIL-KP, Afghan forces and U.S. special forces backed by U.S. airstrikes began a scheduled operation called "Wrath of the Storm" to retake parts of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan from ISIL-KP. The operation was a success, an estimated 300 ISIL-KP terrorists were killed, including its founder and leader
Hafiz Saeed Khan
; 5 US special forces were wounded.
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July 28/29
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The leader of Al-Nusra Front,
Abu Mohammad al-Julani
, announced that the group changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS).
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August 1 ? December 19
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The U.S. military, with support of other nations forces, began
Operation Odyssey Lightning
: A sustained campaign against ISIL in Libya, particularly around
Sirte
in support of the UN-backed Libyan government. Libyan government forces
retook the city
? which was ISIL's last stronghold in the country, killing 1,500?2,500 ISIS terrorists ? in early December, Operation Odyssey Lightning concluded on December 19.
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August 17
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The leader of the Caucasus Emirate,
Zalim Shebzukhov
, was killed in a Russian special forces raid on his apartment in
Saint Petersburg
in Russia, along with 3 terrorists.
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September 4
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As part of the
Turkish military intervention in Syria
that began on August 24, Turkish forces and
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army
, supported by US-led coalition forces and Russian forces succeeded in capturing the last remaining ISIL held villages along the Turkish border, thereby cutting the ISIL caliphate off from the rest of the world and making it difficult for them to bring in foreign fighters and supplies.
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September 22
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The Afghan government signed a draft peace deal with the HIG: HIG agreed to cease hostilities, cut ties to extremist groups and respect the Afghan Constitution, in exchange for government recognition of the group and support for the removal of United Nations and American sanctions against its leader, who was also promised an honorary post in the government.
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September 28 ? October 16
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The
2016 Dabiq offensive
takes place as part of the third phase of the Turkish military intervention in Syria: Turkish forces and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, supported by US forces, liberated Dabiq,
Sawran
,
Akhtarin
and 43 other towns and villages in Aleppo Governorate from ISIL-occupation. Over 89 rebels and 1 Turkish soldier were killed, between 183 and over 210 ISIS terrorists killed.
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October 16
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The
Battle of Mosul (2016?17)
begins in Iraq following the 2016 Mosul offensive in southwest Erbil Governorate and Nineveh Governorate, Iraqi government, Kurdish, coalition and Iranian forces, as well as Hezbollah terrorists and Ba'athists militants to liberate the city from ISIL occupation.
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October 26 ? December 18
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The
Qandala campaign
takes place in Somalia, when ISS terrorists seized the weakly defended
port town
in
Bari region
. On December 3, the Puntland Security Force began a counter-offensive which cleared the town on December 7, as well as destroying an ISS base at a village 30 km south of Qandala, where the terrorists were regrouping. 30 ISS terrorists were reportedly killed and a further 35 wounded, as well as several captured.
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October 30/31
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ISIL accepted a pledge of allegiance by
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
and his followers, creating the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS).
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October?November
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Operation Active Endeavour ends following the
2016 Warsaw summit
, where NATO leaders agreed to transition the operation to a non-Article 5 maritime security operation over a broader area of the Mediterranean, codenamed Operation Sea Guardian.
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November 6
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The Raqqa campaign in Syria begins: Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by coalition forces, launched the offensive to liberate Raqqa Governorate from ISIL occupation with the particular goal of isolating and eventually capturing the ISIL de facto capital Raqqa.
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December 3
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The leader of ISIL-CP,
Rustam Asildarov
, was killed in an FSB counterterrorism raid near
Makhachkala
in Dagestan, Russia, along with 4 other terrorists.
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December 19
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An ISIL terrorist carried out the
Berlin attack
in Germany, killing 13 and injuring 55.
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December 31
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United States troops
withdraw
from Afghanistan, leaving behind 8,400 troops stationed at 4 garrisons (Kabul, Kandahar, Bagram, and Jalalabad).
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Unknown
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Following disagreement with the leader of ISIL, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of ISWAP, broke away from the group with a large group of his followers, his faction generally became known as Boko Haram/Jam??at Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Da?awah wa al-Jih?d (JAS).
Abu Musab al-Barnawi
was sworn in as the new leader of ISWAP.
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