Russia military intervention in the Syrian civil war
| Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
Part of the Syrian Civil War,
and the military intervention against ISIL
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A Russian Su-34 conducting a bombing raid in Syria |
| Date |
30 September 2015 – present
(2 years, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Location |
Syria |
| Result |
Ongoing
- Pro-government forces increase controlled territory fourfold from 19,000 sq km to 78,000 sq km
- Major pro-government strategic gains in Latakia, Palmyra, Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, Damascus, and Aleppo theaters
- Russian forces partially withdraw in mid-March 2016
- Russian airforce in indefinite deployment, air-strikes to continue post-withdrawal
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| Belligerents |
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 Russia
 Iran
In support of:
Russia In support of:
Russia
In support of:
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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
 Army of Conquest (2015–17)
 Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present)
Supported by:
 Syrian opposition
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Vladimir Putin
Sergey Shoygu
Valery Gerasimov
Sergey Rudskoy
Viktor Bondarev
Commander, Group of Forces in Syria:
Alexander Dvornikov
September 2015–June 2016
Alexander Zhuravlyov
July–December 2016
Andrey Kartapolov
December 2016–May 2017
Sergey Surovikin
May 2017–
Chief, Group of Russian military advisers in Syria:
Valery Asapov †
Ali Khamenei
Amir Hatami
Mohammad Bagheri
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani † (Spokesperson)
Abu Suleiman al-Naser † (Replacement Military Chief)
Abu Ali al-Anbari † (Deputy, Syria)
Abu Omar al-Shishani † (Field commander in Syria) |
 Basil Zamo † (1st Coastal Division chief of staff)
 Abu Yahia al-Hamawi(Leader of Ahrar ash-Sham)
  Zahran Alloush † (emir of Jaysh al-Islam)
Abu Jaber (Leader of Tahrir al-Sham)
  Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Leader of al-Nusra Front)
Abu Hajer al-Homsi † (al-Nusra Front top military commander)
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| Units involved |
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 Russian Armed Forces:
 Foreign Intelligence Service:
 Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
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Military of ISIL
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Free Syrian Army
Army of Conquest (2015–17)
Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present)
 Jund al-Aqsa (Until Feb. 2017)
 Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
 Ajnad al-Sham
Ahrar ash-Sham
 Sham Legion
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| Strength |
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Troop strength
4,300 personnel
Naval ships
3 Buyan-M-class corvettes
1 Gepard-class frigate
2 Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate
2 Vishnya-class intelligence ship
4 Improved Kilo-class submarines
1 Slava-class cruiser
Kuznetsov aircraft carrier battlegroup
1 Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
1 Kirov-class battlecruiser
2 Udaloy-class destroyers
support vessels
Strategic bombers
14 Tu-22M3
6 Tu-95MSM
5 Tu-160
Tactical bombers
12 Su-24M2
8 Su-34
Attack bombers
4 Su-25SM
Fighter aircraft
4 Su-27SM
4 Su-30SM
4 Su-35S
4 MiG-29SMTInterceptor aircraft
MiG-31BM
Reconnaissance aircraft
A-50U
Il-20M1
Tu-214R
Attack helicopter
12 Mi-24P/35M
6 Mi-28N
4 Ka-52
Utility helicopter
4 Mi-8AMTSh
UAV
Wikipedia
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Ali Khamenei
Abu Hajer al-Homsi † (al-Nusra Front top military commander)
Sham Legion
