Battle of Arbil

The Battle of Arbil occurred in 2014 when Kurdish forces (Peshmerga) defended the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, from advances by ISIS militants. ISIS aimed to seize the city, but Kurdish fighters, supported by limited Iraqi forces and international coalition airstrikes, successfully resisted the offensive. The battle was significant as it helped prevent ISIS from capturing one of Iraq’s key strategic and symbolic cities, bolstering Kurdish autonomy and signaling a crucial step in the broader fight against ISIS in Iraq.