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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 | |||||||
![]() ![]() Allied militias: ![]() Fatah al-Intifada[6] ![]() ![]() |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() (Republican Guard) ![]() ![]() (Syrian 5th Corps)[12] ![]() (Republican Guard) ![]() (Tiger Forces) ![]() (Military Security Shield Forces) ![]() (Baqir Brigade) ![]() (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]