Tadmur offensive (2015)

Palmyra offensive (May 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Map of the territorial gains made by ISIL from 13–26 May, during the Palmyra offensive
Date 13–26 May 2015 (1 week and 6 days) Location Tadmur District, Eastern Homs Governorate, Syria Result Major ISIL victory ISIL control of Syria increases to around 50% by the end of the offensive Territorial changes ISIL captures Palmyra, its airbase and Weapons Depot, Al-Sukhnah, Amiriya, three oil fields, T-3 Pumping Station, At Tanf Border Crossing, al-Sawana area and Missile Battalion area
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Ba'ath Brigades
Commanders and leaders
Abu Malik Anas Al-Nashwan † Abu Laith al-Saoudy Mouhaimn al-Ta'ai †	Talal al-Barazi (Governor of the Homs Governorate) Brig. Gen. Haidar Ali Asad † Brig. Gen. Malek Taleb Baddour †
Units involved
Wilayat Homs	18th Tank Battalion Suqur al-Sahara
Strength
1,800–2,000+ (Palmyra city)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
241–300 killed (SOHR claim) 170–200 killed (Syrian Army claim)	150 killed (SOHR claim) 81 killed (Syrian Army claim)
71 civilians killed (49 executed by ISIL; 14–15 May) 168–280 government supporters and soldiers executed, and 600 detained (21–24 May)

Major ISIL victory

Syrian Arab Republic

Abu Malik Anas Al-Nashwan †
Abu Laith al-Saoudy

Talal al-Barazi
(Governor of the Homs Governorate)

The Palmyra offensive of May 2015 was a military operation launched during the Syrian Civil War by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on May 13-26, 2015, in an attempt to capture the government-held Tadmur District of the Homs Governorate, including the administrative centre of Tadmur, known in English as Palmyra. The ruins and ancient monuments of Palmyra, which lie on the south-western fringe of the modern city, have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. The ruins were part of a desert oasis that was one of the most significant cultural centers of the ancient world, linking the civilizations of Persia, India, China with the Roman Empire through trade. The offensive was one of the largest offensives launched by ISIL, the largest one conducted by ISIL in Syria since the 2014 Eastern Syria offensive, with the result of the offensive increasing ISIL's control of Syria to at least 50%.

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