Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017)
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The Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Syrian Armed Forces, to capture the city of Deir ez-Zor, on 14 January 2017. The offensive came amid the group losing large amounts of territory in the Raqqa offensive as well as the Turkish military intervention in Syria,[10] while Iraqi forces were advancing in its Iraq headquarters in Mosul.[11] It ended with the city being split into two parts.
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Deir ez-Zor offensive (January–February 2017) | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of Deir ez-Zor and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war | |||||||
The situation in Deir ez-Zor, as of 19 January 2017 Syrian Government control control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Syrian Arab Republic Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown Deir ez-Zor ISIL emir † [3] |
Issam Zahreddine[citation needed] Mohammad Khaddour[4] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
14,000[5] (pro-government claim) | 4,000 Syrian soldiers[6][7] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
241 killed (per SOHR)[8] 500 killed (per SAA)[9] | 127 killed (per SOHR)[8] | ||||||
Hundreds of civilians killed (per SOHR)[8] |
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