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Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present)

Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present)
Part of the Syrian Civil War, Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014-17) and the Russian military intervention in Syria
Race to Deir ezzor.svg
Situation in central Syria, showing advancements of the Syrian Army
Date 14 July 2017 – present
(2 months and 1 day)
Location Syria
Status

Ongoing

  • Government forces capture 17,000 square kilometers of territory, including Al-Sukhnah
  • Government forces created two separate pockets of ISIL forces in central Syria and cleared the eastern one
  • Government forces lifted the siege of the western part of city Deir ez-Zor and Deir ez-Zor Airport
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Russia
Iran
Allied militias:
Hezbollah
PMF-affiliated militias
Syrian Resistance
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Emblem of Liwa Al-Quds.svg Al-Quds Brigade
State of Palestine Galilee Forces

Brigades of the Den

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

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)
State of Palestine Fadi al-Mellah
(Galilee Forces commander)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Gulmurod Khalimov
(ISIL war minister, reported killed by Russia)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Mohammed al-Shimali
(Deir ez-Zor emir, reported killed by Russia)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Khuzaymah al-Tunisi Surrendered
(Hisbah police chief)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi  
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Russian forces

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hezbollah

  • Lebanese units
  • Syrian units
    • Imam Mahdi Scouts from Nubl

Syrian Resistance

  • Falcons of the Jazira and Euphrates

PMF-affiliated militias

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Military of ISIL

  • Wilayat Hama
  • Wilayat Homs
  • Wilayat Raqqa
  • Wilayat Deir ez-Zor
Casualties and losses
SyriaIran 496 killed(10 IRGC killed)
Russia 8 killed (6 PMCs)
957 killed
190 civilians killed

Ongoing

Syrian Arab Republic

Russia
Iran
Allied militias:
Hezbollah
PMF-affiliated militias
Syrian Resistance
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Emblem of Liwa Al-Quds.svg Al-Quds Brigade
State of Palestine Galilee Forces


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