Eastern Homs offensive (2017)
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For the previous offensives, see Palmyra offensive (May 2015), Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015), Palmyra offensive (March 2016), Palmyra offensive (December 2016), and Palmyra offensive (2017).
The Eastern Homs offensive in 2017 was a military operation of the Syrian Arab Army and its allies in Eastern part of Homs Governorate against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces during the Syrian Civil War.
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Eastern Homs offensive (2017) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria | |||||||
Situation in southern Syria from 6 February to 30 April; Government advances are shown at the top of the map. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia Allied militias: Hezbollah[3] | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. Mohammed Hassan Sultan †[4] (5th Corps commander) Mahmoud Wanous †[3] (NDF commander) Ali Muhammad Beaz †[3] (Hezbollah commander) |
Abu Hamid al-Sukhni †[citation needed] (ISIL commander) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
| Military of ISIL | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,900+[16][17][15] | Unknown |
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