2013 Hawija clashes

Part of the Iraqi insurgency and the 2012–13 Iraqi protests

Date	23 April 2013 – 26 April 2013 (3 days)
Location	Initial clashes in Hawija, Kirkuk Province, later spread to central and northern Iraq
Result	Insurgents briefly take over the town of Suleiman Bek on 25 April Army imposes curfew in Diyala and Anbar provinces Iraqi government bans 10 TV stations (incl. Al Jazeera) from broadcasting on 29 April Karameh Border Crossing temporarily closed on 30 April

Belligerents

Iraqi Opposition Groups
Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation

Naqshbandi Army

Islamic State of Iraq

Iraqi Government

Peshmerga

Sahwa militia

Commanders and leaders

Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Nouri al-Maliki
Babaker Shawkat B. Zebari
Massoud Barzani

Ahmad Abu Risha

Strength

Naqshbandi Army: 1,500 - 5,000

Iraqi Army: ~300,000
Iraqi Police: ~300,000
Peshmerga: ~200,000
Sons of Iraq: 30,000 (June 2012)

Casualties and losses

51 soldiers killed, 62+ injured
38 policemen killed, 41+ injured
6 Sahwa members killed, 1 injured

111+ killed on 23 April (42 in Hawija)
86+ killed on 24 April
96+ killed on 25 April
38+ killed on 26 April
Total casualty toll (23 – 26 Apr):
330+ killed, ~600 injured

Iraqi Opposition Groups
Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation

Iraqi Government

Peshmerga

Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri

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