Deir ez-Zor offensive (September–November 2017)
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The Deir ez-Zor offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Armed Forces to completely expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the city of Deir ez-Zor, a provincial capital, located on the banks of the Euphrates river. From 2014 until 2017, the city had been divided into Syrian government and ISIL-controlled halves. The rest of the Governorate (province) was under ISIL control for most of this time, putting the government-controlled half of the city under siege.
Deir ez-Zor offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of Deir ez-Zor and the Eastern Syria campaign of the Syrian civil war | |||||||
The situation in Deir ez-Zor, as of 17 November 2017 Syrian Government control | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia Iran Allied militias: Liwa Fatemiyoun[5] Fatah al-Intifada[6] Galilee Forces[7] Free Palestine Movement[8] | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan[9] Maj. Gen. Issam Zahreddine †[10] (Republican Guard) Lt. Gen. Valery Asapov †[11] (Syrian 5th Corps)[12] Brig. Gen. Ghassan Iskandar Tarraf[13] (Republican Guard) Tha'er Ismail †[14] (Tiger Forces) Maj. Gen. Abu Ali Salhab[15] (Military Security Shield Forces) Tariq al-Hassan †[14] (Baqir Brigade) Shaaban Ali Amiri †[14] (IRGC senior commander) | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
120 killed (18 Sep. – 25 Sep.; 29 Oct. – 1 Nov.)[19][20] |
300+ killed (Syrian claim; 29 Sep. – 13 Oct.)[21] 101 killed (per SOHR; 29 Oct. – 1 Nov.)[20] 250+ captured[4] |
In the summer of 2017, the Syrian Army launched a large-scale offensive in central Syria, where they succeeded in lifting the siege and began offensive operations to capture the rest of the city, as well as the surrounding areas.[22]