Palmyra offensive (May 2015)
| Palmyra offensive (May 2015) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
.jpg) Map of the territorial gains made by ISIL from 13–26 May, during the Palmyra offensive |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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 Brig. Gen. Haidar Ali Asad † Brig. Gen. Malek Taleb Baddour †
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Abu Muhannad ash-Shami (Governor of the wilayat Homs) |
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| Units involved | |||||||||
| 18th Tank Battalion Suqur al-Sahara |
Wilayat Homs | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1,800–2,000+ (Palmyra city) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 150 killed (SOHR claim) 81 killed (Syrian Army claim) |
241–300 killed (SOHR claim) 170-200 (Syrian Army claim) |
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| 71 civilians killed (49 executed by ISIL; 14–15 May) 168–280 government supporters and soldiers executed, and 600 detained (21–24 May) |
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ISIL victory
Talal al-Barazi
(Governor of the Homs Governorate)
Abu Malik Anas Al-Nashwan † Abu Laith al-Saoudy Mouhaimn al-Ta'ai †
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