Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War, Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014-17) and the Russian military intervention in Syria | |||||||
Situation in central Syria, showing advancements of the Syrian Army |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan (operations chief commander) Brig. Gen. Mohamed Khaddour (commander of eastern Syria) Gen. Ghassan Iskendar Taraf (WIA) (Al-Qassem commander) Ahmed Salman Salloum † (Tiger Forces senior commander) Wael Zaidan † (Tiger Forces commander) Nawaf Al-Bashir (Al-Baggara Sheikh) Omar Al-Hassan (al-Baqir Brigade commander) Maj. Gen. Mustafa Khosh Mohammadi † (IRGC commander) Anwar Yawri † (Liwa Fatemiyoun commander) Turki Albu Hamad (Forces of the Fighters of the Tribes chief commander) Fadi al-Mellah (Galilee Forces commander) |
Gulmurod Khalimov (ISIL war minister, reported killed by Russia) Abu Mohammed al-Shimali (Deir ez-Zor emir, reported killed by Russia) Abu Khuzaymah al-Tunisi (Hisbah police chief) Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi † |
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Units involved | |||||||
Russian forces Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hezbollah
Syrian Resistance
PMF-affiliated militias |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
496 killed(10 IRGC killed) 8 killed (6 PMCs) |
957 killed | ||||||
190 civilians killed |
Ongoing
Russia
Iran
Allied militias:
Hezbollah
PMF-affiliated militias
Syrian Resistance
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Al-Quds Brigade
Galilee Forces