2013 Hawija clashes
Part of the Iraqi insurgency and the 2012–2013 Iraqi protests
Date23 April 2013 – 26 April 2013
(3 days)
Location
Initial clashes in Hawija, Kirkuk Governorate,
later spread to central and northern Iraq
Result
  • Insurgents briefly take over the town of Suleiman Bek on 25 April
  • Army imposes curfew in Diyala and Anbar Governorates
  • Iraqi government bans 10 TV stations (incl. Al Jazeera) from broadcasting on 29 April
  • Karameh Border Crossing temporarily closed on 30 April
Belligerents

Naqshbandi Army

  • Intifada Ahrar al-Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

IraqIraqi Government

  • Iraqi Army
  • Iraqi Police

Kurdistan RegionPeshmerga

Sahwa militia
Commanders and leaders
Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

IraqNouri al-Maliki
IraqBabaker Shawkat B. Zebari
Kurdistan RegionMassoud Barzani

IraqAhmad Abu Risha
Strength
Naqshbandi Army: 1,500–5,000Iraqi Army: ~300,000
Iraqi Police: ~300,000
Peshmerga: ~200,000
Sons of Iraq: 30,000 (June 2012)
Casualties and losses
51 soldiers killed, 62+ injured
38 policemen killed, 41+ injured
6 Sahwa members killed, 1 injured
111+ killed on 23 April (42 in Hawija)
86+ killed on 24 April
96+ killed on 25 April
38+ killed on 26 April
Total casualty toll (23 – 26 Apr):
330+ killed, ~600 injured