Iraq Rojava (cross-border cooperation since May 2018)[2]Supported by: CJTF-OIR Kurdistan Region Abdul Latif Rashid(Commander in Chief) Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani(General Commander) Abdel Emir Yarallah(Chief of the General Staff) Abdul Amir al-Shammari(Minister of Interior) Thabit Al Abassi(Minister of Defence) Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi(Counter Terrorism Service) Falih Alfayyadh Qais Khazali Hadi al-Amiri Emmanuel Macron Theresa May Boris Johnson Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer Joe Biden Donald Trump Lt. Gen. Paul LaCamera Nechirvan Barzani Masoud Barzani Sirwan Barzani Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Leader of IS) Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari (Spokesmen) Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi Abu Jandal al-Masri Abu Yusaf Abu Muhammad al-Jazrawi Sami Jasim Muhammad al-Jaburi (POW)[4] Faysal Ahmad Ali al-Zahrani Zulfi Hoxha † Bajro Ikanović † Ahlam al-Nasr Hiwa Chor Assi al-Qawali (POW) Iraq Kurdistan Region Islamic State 2,361 killed (Iraqi government claim) 12 killed, 2 HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters crashed[12][13][14][15] 1 killed[16] Major insurgent attacks Cross-border operations Iranian–U.S.

In September 2017, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of IS, called on IS supporters around the world to launch attacks on Western news media and continued in his message the IS must focus on combating the two-pronged attack on the Muslim Ummah; these statements marked a departure from previous rhetoric which was focused on the state building of IS and heralded a shift in IS's strategy toward a classical insurgency.

[22] IS has been waging a guerrilla war with a strong presence in the governorates of Kirkuk, Diyala, Saladin, and Sulaymaniyah, with local forces largely ill-equipped and inexperienced, IS has also taken advantage of the areas' rough terrain to carry out operations.

IS has also made a notable presence in the cities of Kirkuk, Hawija and Tuz Khurmato and has carried out attacks at night in rural areas.

[32] Notable[a] events this year include: In 2023, 281 IS militants, 61 Iraqi security forces and 3 French soldiers were killed.