First Battle of Tikrit (2014 AD)
First Battle of Tikrit (Security forces & Shi'ite private militias & United States vs Islamic State & Ansar al-Islam & Hamas of Iraq & Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists & Naqshbandi Army & 25px General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries & Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation) took place in 2014 AD during Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017.
Battle facts
- Year: 2014 AD
- Date: 2014-07-21
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Side A: Security forces, Shi'ite private militias, United States
- Side B: Islamic State, Ansar al-Islam, Hamas of Iraq, Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists, Naqshbandi Army, 25px General Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries, Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation
- Casualties: approx. 35 killed
3 helicopters lost and 3 damaged215+ killed
- Outcome: Major ISIL victory
- Coordinates: 34.602°, 43.683°
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