During the next week, as the Iraqi Army closed in on the Sajjariyah District, the last area in Ramadi held by ISIL, ISIL launched multiple waves of suicide attacks in the Ramadi area, killing dozens of Iraqi soldiers. On February 4, 2016, the Iraqi Army recaptured the Sajjariyah District, fully expelling ISIL from Ramadi. The 2015–2016 Battle of Ramadi was the first time since the Fall of Mosul in which the Iraqi Army played the primary role in combating ISIL.