Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015)
2015 military operation of the Syrian Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the previous and the following offensives aimed to capture this city, see Palmyra offensive (May 2015), Palmyra offensive (March 2016), Palmyra offensive (December 2016), and Palmyra offensive (2017).
The Palmyra offensive of July–August 2015 was a military operation launched during the Syrian Civil War by the Syrian Arab Army in July 2015, in an attempt to recapture the ISIL-held city of Tadmur, known in English as Palmyra.
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Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hezbollah Lions of Hussein Brigade[3] | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Laith al-Saoudy[4] |
Talal al-Barazi (Governor of the Homs Governorate)[5] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Military of ISIL |
18th Armored Division[6] Suqur al-Sahara[7] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,800–2,000+ (Palmyra city)[8] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 killed and wounded (SOHR claim)[9] 89 killed (Army claim)[10][11][12] | 12 killed (SOHR claim)[9] | ||||||
21 civilians killed[2][13] |
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