Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016)
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The al-Shaddadi offensive (2016), also known as Operation Wrath of Khabur,[31][32] was an offensive launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during the Syrian Civil War, in February 2016. The main goal of this offensive was to capture the strategic city of Al-Shaddadi and the remainder of the southern al-Hasakah Governorate from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[31][33] During the offensive, the US-led coalition conducted more than 86 airstrikes in Al-Shaddadi and the nearby areas, in support of the SDF advances.[34]
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Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016) | |||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the American-led intervention in Syria | |||||||
Map of the frontline changes from 17 November 2015 – 20 February 2016 Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces International Freedom Battalion Airstrikes: CJTF–OIR | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Simko Çelê[11] (YPG commander of Shaddadi operations) Rojda Felat[12] (YPJ commander) Torhildan[13][14] (YPJ commander) Alwan al-Shammari[14] (Al-Sanadid Forces commander) Adnan Abu Amjad[14][15] (Northern Sun Battalion deputy commander) Qehreman[14] (Liberation Brigade commander-in-chief) |
Abu Ali al-Anbari (Deputy, Syria) Adam al-Chechani †[16] (Top ISIL commander in Al-Hasakah Province) Abu Abeer al-Iraqi †[16] (Deputy Emir of Al-Shaddadi) Abu Aicha al-Jazrawi †[16] (Head of Sharia Court in Al-Shaddadi) Rima al-Jarish †[16] (Propaganda Chief in northeastern Syria) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
SDF: 6,000 fighters[18] US: Unknown[19] | 2,000+ fighters[20][21] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
26 fighters killed, 13+ injured[6][22][23][24] | 455+ militants killed[3][25][26] | ||||||
40 civilians killed by CJTF–OIR airstrikes[27][28][29] 30,000+ people displaced and flee to ISIL territory[30] |
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