Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–present)

Part of the Syrian Civil War and the
Russian military intervention in Syria

The situation in Deir ez-Zor as of 16 January 2017 Syrian Government control ISIL control

Date

14 July 2014 – present
(2 years, 7 months and 1 week)

Location

Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

Status

Ongoing

ISIL besieges Syrian Government forces since July 2014 (after expelling Syrian rebel forces from the province)
ISIL forces split the Syrian Government enclave in January 2017

Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Russia (since 2015)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Commanders and leaders

Issam Zahreddine
(Republican Guard)
Yarob Zahreddine
(104th Airborne Brigade)
Mohammad Khaddour (Syrian Army top general, formerly 17th Division)
Mudar Makhlouf
(Military Intelligence militia commander)

Yassin Mahmoud Hamoud †

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL)
Abu Khadijah al-Masri †
(ISIL Governor of Deir ez-Zor)
Amer al-Rafdan
(ISIL top commander)
Abu Hamza al-Ansari †
(ISIL Deir ez-Zor emir)
Abu al Faruq †
(ISIL Deir ez-Zor commander)
Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti †
(ISIL top commander)