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Battle of al-Hasakah (2015)
Battle between ISIL and Syrian Armed Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2015 Battle of al-Hasakah started as an offensive launched in the Al-Hasakah Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, in which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attempted to capture the city of Al-Hasakah, which was divided into two areas held separately by the Syrian Armed Forces and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).[29] On 17 July, YPG-led forces captured all of the roads and villages surrounding Al-Hasakah, fully besieging the ISIL militants remaining inside of the city.[30][31] On 28 July, YPG forces and the Syrian Army expelled ISIL from most of Al-Hasakah,[5][3] with two ISIL pockets persisting near the Al-Zuhour District[32] and the southern entrance.[33] On 1 August, the city was fully cleared of ISIL fighters.[34][9][1]
Battle of Al-Hasakah (2015) | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War, the Rojava–Islamist conflict, and the American-led intervention in Syria | |||||||||
![]() The situation in Al-Hasakah city, on 3 July 2015 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Units involved | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
1,000–1,200 YPG fighters (estimated) 400 Syrian Republican Guard soldiers[16] (reinforcements) | 4,500+ fighters[15] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
21 YPG fighters killed[22] 125 Syrian Gov. soldiers killed[5][23] and 100 wounded[24] |
300+ killed (Al Rai claim)[25] 312 killed (SOHR claim)[5][26] 386 killed (YPG claim)[22] 444+ killed (Syrian Army claim)[27] | ||||||||
120,000+ civilians displaced[28] |