In 2016, UNAMI recorded a total of 19,266 civilian casualties: 6,878 killed and 12,388 wounded. These casualty figures do not include the civilian casualty figures for Anbar for the months of May, July, August and December.

The Iraqi operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State terrorists group capturing the city in 2014, has been ongoing since October 17, 2016. It was carried out by Iraqi soldiers backed by the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition.