2017 Abu Kamal offensive | |||||||||
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Part of the Eastern Syria campaign (September 2017–present), the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria | |||||||||
SAA and ISF advances along the border |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Allied militias: |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (possibly) Hani Al-Thalji † (field commander) Abu Munzer Al-Shishani † (field commander) Abu Mohammad Al-Safi † (field commander) |
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Units involved | |||||||||
Syrian Arab Air Force
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Strength | |||||||||
Several thousand
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5,000–10,000+ | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
376+ killed | 352+ killed | ||||||||
269 civilians killed |
Allied militias:
Hezbollah
PMF militias
Liwa Fatemiyoun