2013 Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict | ||||||||
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Part of the Rojava conflict of the Syrian Civil War, and Operation Inherent Resolve | ||||||||
Territories held by the SDF, ISIL, the Syrian Army, the Syrian opposition, or contested in Syria, as of February 22, 2017 |
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces CJTF-OIR (airstrikes and arms) (from 2014) Iraqi Kurdistan (limited involvement) Russia (airstrikes, arms and ground troops) |
al-Nusra Front (until 2017)
Fatah Halab (2015–2017)
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Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Salih Muslim Muhammad |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (self-declared caliph) (ISIL emir of Tell Abyad) |
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Units involved | ||||||||
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ISIL Military | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
YPG: 65,000 |
ISIL: Over 15,140 | al-Nusra Front: 5,000–6,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
2,209 fighters killed (YPG claim; 2013–2016 total) | 13,687 killed, 598 captured (YPG claim; 2013–2015 total) | Unknown | ||||||
Dozens of Syrian and 4 Turkish civilians killed and 100,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing to Turkey |
Ongoing
Syrian Democratic Forces
And allied groups'
CJTF-OIR (airstrikes and arms) (from 2014)
Iraqi Kurdistan (limited involvement)
Russia (airstrikes, arms and ground troops)