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2015–2016 Latakia offensive
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For other uses, see Latakia offensive (disambiguation).
The 2015–2016 Latakia offensive was a campaign of the Syrian Civil War that was launched by government forces in October 2015 to recapture rebel-held territory in the Latakia Governorate bordering Turkey.[36]
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2015–2016 Latakia offensive | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
![]() Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation | |||||||||
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![]() (LAAG commander) ![]() (Lions of Hussein Brigade leader) |
![]() (1st Coastal Division leader) ![]() (Jabal al-Akrad Ahrar ash-Sham commander) ![]() ![]() (al-Nusra and TIP senior commander) ![]() (Jabal al-Akrad al-Nusra commander) | ||||||||
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![]() ![]() 1 Su-24M bomber shot down[29] 1 Mi-8AMTsh helicopter destroyed[30] | 302+ killed (124 foreigners)[10][15][26][31][32][33][34][27][35] |
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