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2015 al-Hawl offensive
Offensive during the Syrian Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() (YPJ commander) ![]() (YPG commander) ![]() (Al-Sanadid Forces commander) ![]() (Northern Sun Battalion commander-in-chief) ![]() (Northern Sun Battalion second-in-command)[16] ![]() (Seljuq Brigade leader) ![]() (al-Qa'qa Brigade commander) ![]() (Al-Tahrir Brigade commander-in-chief) ![]() (MLKP commander) |
![]() (Top ISIL commander in Al-Hasakah Province)[20] ![]() | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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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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