Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016)
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The Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016) was a military operation launched in June 2016 by the Syrian Army with the stated goal of recapturing Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[16] The battle resulted in an Islamic State victory, after a series of counterattacks caused the Syrian Army to withdraw from the positions it had retaken in western Raqqa Governorate.
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
SSNP[1] | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Major General Hassan Saado †[5] (10th Mechanised Division chief-of-staff) |
Ahmad Kafrouma †[6] (Emir of Al-Tabqa Airbase) | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
4,800–5,000 soldiers[11] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
39–93 killed[12][13][14] | 126 killed[14] | ||||||
10 civilians killed[15] |
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