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Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016)
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The Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016) was an ISIL military operation, during which it took over the northern suburbs of Deir ez-Zor on 16 January 2016, and killed from 135 to 300 people, while also kidnapping about 400 others.[11]
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Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016) | |||||||||
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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 2016 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
![]() ![]() † (ISIL Deir ez-Zor emir)[4] ![]() (ISIL field commander) |
![]() ![]() (Republican Guard commander) ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
Up to 2,000[citation needed] | 4,000[8] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
110+ killed[3][9] | 200 killed (48 executed)[9] | ||||||||
127–300 civilians killed, ≈400 civilians kidnapped[10][9] |
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