2017 Southern Raqqa offensive
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The 2017 Southern Raqqa offensive was an operation by the Syrian Army against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the southwestern countryside of the Raqqa Province.
For the previous offensives, see East Aleppo offensive (2015–16), Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016), and East Aleppo offensive (2017).
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2017 Southern Raqqa offensive | |||||||
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Part of Russian military intervention in Syria and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
Situation in central Syria between 13 and 30 June. The Southern Raqqa offensive is shown at the top of the map | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan (Operations chief commander) Ali Adra †[3] Tiger Forces commander) | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Al-Baggara tribe militias[4] |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
183–333 killed[5] | Unknown |
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