Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
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The 2016 Battle of al-Hasakah was fought between the paramilitary police of the Asayish and the People's Protection Units (YPG), against the pro-government National Defence Forces and the Syrian Arab Army, backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force, in the city of al-Hasakah, Syria.
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Battle of al-Hasakah (2016) | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Military situation in al-Hasakah City and the surrounding areas before (top) and after (bottom) the battle. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
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Supported by: Iran[8] (Kurdish claim)Hezbollah[9][10] (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Lawend †[11] (YPG commander) |
Maj. Gen. Hassan Mohammad[14] (Commander of the eastern region of Syria) Osama Nathim al-Ahmed †[15] (123rd Regiment commander) Muhammed Za’al al-Ali[16] (Al-Hasakah governor) | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
YPG | |||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
14 Asayish killed[19][20] (Kurdish and NDF claim) | 77 killed, 170 captured[19] (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
27–40+ civilians killed[21][22] |
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