![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Battle_of_al-Hasakah_2016.png/640px-Battle_of_al-Hasakah_2016.png&w=640&q=50)
Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
Component of the Syrian Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Battle of al-Hasakah was fought between the paramilitary police of the Asayish and the People's Protection Units (YPG), against the pro-government National Defence Forces and the Syrian Arab Army, backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force, in the city of al-Hasakah, Syria.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Battle of al-Hasakah (2016) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
![]() Military situation in al-Hasakah City and the surrounding areas before (top) and after (bottom) the battle. | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Belligerents | |||||||||
|
Supported by: ![]() | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
![]() (YPG commander) |
![]() (Commander of the eastern region of Syria) ![]() (123rd Regiment commander) ![]() (Al-Hasakah governor) | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
14 Asayish killed[19][20] (Kurdish and NDF claim) | 77 killed, 170 captured[19] (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
27–40+ civilians killed[21][22] |
Close