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Al-Hawl Offensive (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date31 October 2015–present
(8 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Result

Ongoing

Belligerents

Syrian Democratic Forces

File:Sinjar Restistance Units flag.png Sinjar Resistance Units[1]

Supported by:
CJTF–OIR		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Strength
1000+ fighters[9] Unknown
Casualties and losses
24-26 killed[10][11] 89+ killed, 3 captured[2][9][11][12][8]

The Al-Hawl Offensive (2015) is launched by Syrian Democratic Forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the strategic town of Al-Hawl from ISIL.

The offensive

The offensive was launched on 31 October 2015.[13]

In the first week of the offensive, SDF forces captured a number of villages and other positions from ISIL near Al-Hawl and to the southeast of Al-Hasakah city. ISIL responded by detonating a number of VBIED's. One of those VBIED's targeted an SDF convoy, killing and wounding dozens of fighters.[10] A Canadian SDF fighter was among the SDF casualties that week. He was killed by an ISIL suicide bomber in a farm that was contested. A Dagestani ISIL leader was also killed that week.[3][4][5][6][14][15][16][17] The SDF claimed that they were in control of 12 new villages since the start of the offensive.[2]

On 8 November, SDF forces seized parts of the Al-Hasakah–Shaddadi road and two villages from ISIL.[7] Two days later, SDF forces seized a hill and two vehicles from ISIL.[8]

See also

Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015)

References

  1. ^ Quentin Sommerville on Twitter
  2. ^ a b c "قوات سوريا الديمقراطية" تسيطر على أربع قرى جديدة في الحسكة
  3. ^ a b Master. "SDF fighters achieve more advancement and arrest 3 IS militants". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b Syrian Democratic Forces advance again, and US-led coalition’ warplanes hit Abo al- Hol area
  5. ^ a b Violent continuous clashes in the countryside of Al-Hasakah and al-Hool and more casualties in al-Bokamal
  6. ^ a b The democratic Syrian forces advances over IS in Hasakah countryside
  7. ^ a b SDF advance again in the countryside of Al-Hasakah and warplanes target the southeastern countryside of Homs
  8. ^ a b c IS militants killed during the advancement of SDF fighters in al- Hol area
  9. ^ a b "US-Supplied Syrian Rebels Win Back IS Territory". Voa News. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Kurds, Arab allies hit hard by Islamic State car bomb". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b "The "Islamic State" shell Deir Ezzor and casualties in the continuous clashes at the countryside of al-Hool". SOHR. 6 Bovember 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ قوات سوريا الديمقراطية تتقدم في ريف الهول مجدداً والوحدات الكردية تشيع 8 من مقاتليها استشهدوا في معارك الهول بريف الحسكة الشرقي
  13. ^ "New U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance launches offensive against Islamic State". Reuters. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  14. ^ Master. "10 IS militants killed in clashes in Abo al- Hol, while explosion targets the joint head of the Office of Legislative Council in al- Jazira District". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  15. ^ Dagestani commander and 7 ISIS members died and SDF advance in al-Hool at Al-Hasakah province
  16. ^ A Canadian fighter in SDF killed in an explosion in Abo al- Hol area in the countryside of al- Hasakah
  17. ^ Clashes in Aleppo and al-Hasakah countryside
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