Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Military intervention against ISIL

Part of the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present),
Syrian civil war, Spillover of the Syrian Civil War,
Libyan Civil War (2014–present), Sinai insurgency,
the Boko Haram insurgency, the Moro conflict and
the War on Terror.

Top: Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft flying over northern Iraq.

Left: F-22 Raptor refueling before a strike in Syria.
Right: Peshmerga special forces gathered near Syria.
Middle: An American F/A-18C Hornet aboard USS George H.W. Bush prior to the launch of operations over Iraq.
Bottom: Map of the situation in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, as of November 8, 2016.

Date	13 June 2014 – present (2 years, 4 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Southeast Asia
Status	Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda positions in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, and Afghanistan Multinational humanitarian efforts Arming and supporting local ground forces Millions of civilians in Iraq and Syria flee their homes sparking a refugee crisis Terrorist attacks in Paris (Jan 2015 and Nov 2015) and Brussels (Mar 2016) Thousands of civilians executed by ISIL forces ISIL lost 40% of its territory in Iraq ISIL controlled around 50% of Syria by late May 2015 Emergence of independently-governed Kurdish regions