Wikipedia's first sentence called it “military operation by the iraqi army against the islamic state of iraq and the levant”. Today it says “military operation by the iraqi army against the islamic state”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Abdul Amir Yarallah Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (suspected) Units involved Iraqi pro-government forces Iraqi security forces Armed Forces Federal Police Local Sunni tribes Popular Mobilization Forces Military of ISIL Strength Thousands 8,000–10,000 Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown The Western Anbar offensive (2017) was a military operation by the Iraqi Army against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , in the western districts of the Province of Anbar and on the border with Syria . The offensive was concurrent another offensive by the Iraqi government, the Hawija Offensive (2017) , as well with the Raqqa campaign conducted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIL's former de facto capital city and stronghold in Syria , the Central Syria campaign (2017) , and the 2017 Mayadin offensive .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Abdul Amir Yarallah Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (suspected) Units involved Iraqi pro-government forces Iraqi security forces Armed Forces Federal Police Local Sunni tribes Popular Mobilization Forces Military of ISIL Strength Thousands 8,000–10,000 Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown The Western Anbar offensive (September 2017) was a military operation by the Iraqi Army against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , in the western districts of the Province of Anbar and on the border with Syria . The offensive was concurrent another offensive by the Iraqi government, the Hawija Offensive (2017) , as well with the Raqqa campaign conducted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIL's former de facto capital city and stronghold in Syria , the Central Syria campaign (2017) , and the 2017 Mayadin offensive .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Abdul Amir Yarallah Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (suspected) Units involved Iraqi pro-government forces Iraqi security forces Armed Forces Federal Police Local Sunni tribes Popular Mobilization Forces Military of the Islamic State Strength Thousands 8,000–10,000 Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown The Western Anbar offensive (2017) was a military operation by the Iraqi Army against the Islamic State , in the western districts of the Province of Anbar and on the border with Syria . The offensive was concurrent another offensive by the Iraqi government, the Hawija Offensive (2017) , as well with the Raqqa campaign conducted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against IS's former de facto capital city and stronghold in Syria , the Central Syria campaign (2017) , and the 2017 Mayadin offensive .
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Today
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Then
military operation by the iraqi army against the islamic state of iraq and the levant
Now
military operation by the iraqi army against the islamic state
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