2015 al-Hawl offensive
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The 2015 al-Hawl offensive was an offensive launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the strategic town of al-Hawl and the surrounding countryside from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The offensive consisted of separate operations in three different areas: Tell Brak, al-Hawl, and the southern al-Hasakah city countryside.[5]
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Al-Hawl offensive (2015) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the American-led intervention in Syria | |||||||
Map of the territorial changes during the concurrent offensives in Al-Hawl and Sinjar. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces CJTF–OIR | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Torhildan[14] (YPJ commander) Haqi Kobani[15] (YPG commander) Alwan al-Shammari[14] (Al-Sanadid Forces commander) Adnan al-Ahmad[14] (Northern Sun Battalion commander-in-chief) Adnan Abu Amjad[15] (Northern Sun Battalion second-in-command)[16] Col. Talal Ali Sulo[17] (Seljuq Brigade leader) Khalil Iskander[18] (al-Qa'qa Brigade commander) Qehreman[14] (Al-Tahrir Brigade commander-in-chief) Hêvî Sarya[19] (MLKP commander) |
Abu Ali al-Anbari (Top ISIL commander in Al-Hasakah Province)[20] Unknown Dagestani ISIL leader †[21] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
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Strength | |||||||
2,700+ fighters[26][27] | 1,000+ fighters[26] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
33 killed[28] | 493+ killed (per the SDF)[28] | ||||||
4–8 civilians killed by CJTF–OIR airstrikes[28][29] |
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