Battle of Tabqa Airbase
Battle for the al-Tabqa Airbase during the Syrian Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Tabqa Airbase refers to a series of clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian Arab Army in August 2014, during the Syrian Civil War. Tabqa was the last bastion for Syrian military forces in Raqqa province, which at the end of the battle came fully under the control of the ISIL.
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Battle of Tabqa Airbase | |||||||
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Part of the 2014 Eastern Syria offensive and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() (Caliph of ISIL) ![]() (chief planner and general supervisor of battle) ![]() (Attack leader) ![]() (Attack Co-Leader) ![]() (Badr Brigade) | Unknown | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
≈2,800 | ≈1,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
346 killed |
310–400 killed (250 executed) 10–20 captured One Su-22M3 shot down[4] |
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