Battle for Haditha Dam

Battle for Haditha Dam
	Part of War against the Islamic State and War in Iraq (2013–2017)
	; The Haditha Dam on the Euphrates River
Date	August – September 2014
Location	Haditha, Anbar Province, Iraq
Result	Iraqi victory
Belligerents
Iraq ; Albu Nimr tribe ; United States	Islamic State Military of the Islamic State;
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant General Ali Ghaidan ; General Lloyd Austin	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (reported)
Strength
2,000–3,000 Iraqi forces and Sunni tribal fighters ; Air support from the U.S.	1,000–1,500 ISIS militants
Casualties and losses
Estimated 50–100 killed or wounded	Estimated 200–300 killed or wounded

The Battle for Haditha Dam was a battle between the Islamic State and Iraqi forces, supported by U.S. airstrikes, in Anbar Province, Iraq. The battle took place between August and September 2014, as ISIS attempted to seize the strategically vital Haditha Dam on the Euphrates River.