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2014 Eastern Syria offensive

2014 Eastern Syria offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Territorial control before and after the offensive.
(Dotted lines denote frontlines prior to the offensive)
  Syrian Army control
  Opposition control (including al-Qaeda in the Levant)
  Kurdish control
  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
  Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date23 July – 28 August 2014
(1 month and 5 days)
Location
Eastern Syria
Result Decisive ISIL victory; Major SAA retreat
Territorial
changes
  • ISIL captures Division 17,[4] Brigade 93,[5] Artillery Regiment 121[6] and Al-Tabqa airbase[7]
  • The Syrian Army recaptures five villages to the south of Al-Hasakah city[8] and repels attack on Kwayres air base[9]
  • Shared control of Al-Hasakah city between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces is established[10]
  • The Syrian Army repels three ISIL attacks on Al-Tabqa airbase, before retreating from the base[11]
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syrian Armed Forces

 Rojava

Commanders and leaders

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
(Caliph of ISIL)
Abu Omar al-Shishani[12]
(ISIL general military commander)
Amer al-Rafdan[7]
(ISIL governor of Deir ez-Zor)
Ali Moussa al-Shawakh[13]
(Army of Raqqa commander)
Abu Osama al-Tunisi[13]
(Army of Aleppo commander)

Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti[13][14]
(Knights Battalion commander)

Brig. General Suleiman Dhaher
(commander of Division 17)[15]
Brig. General Hasham al-Sha'arani †
(Division 17)[16]
General Mozid Salama
(commander of Artillery Regiment 121)[17]
Sipan Hemo
(YPG commander-in-chief)

Gewargis Hanna
(MFS commander)
Units involved

Military of ISIL

  • Army of Raqqa
  • Army of Aleppo
  • Army of Hasakah
    • Knights Battalion[14]

17th Division[17]

  • 93rd Armored Brigade [5]
  • 121st Artillery Regiment[17]
  • 137th Mechanized Brigade[18]
  • 123th Mechanized Brigade
12th Attack Squadron (MiG-21MF/UM)[19]
24th Helicopter Brigade (Mi-8)[19]
Strength

1,400–1,440+ fighters

  • 600[20]–640[17] fighters (Division 17 assault)
  • 800 fighters (Al-Hasakah province)[20]

1,400 (Al-Tabqa air base)[21]

Casualties and losses
456–586+ killed[5][21][24][25][26][27][28][29] Syrian government:
544+ killed [5][21][25][29][30]
32 missing[30][31]
10+ captured[21][32][33]
1 MiG-21MF/UM[22]
YPG:
5+ killed[34]

The 2014 Eastern Syria offensive was an offensive launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or IS) against government-held military installations in eastern Syria during the Syrian Civil War, after expelling the Syrian rebels from the region. The offensive is considered to be the largest military attack against the Syrian government launched by ISIL since its establishment. It is also considered to be a reaction to Syrian Army military operations against ISIL positions in eastern Syria.[17]

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