2017 Abu Kamal offensive
| 2017 Abu Kamal offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Syria campaign (September 2017–present), the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria | |||||||||
 SAA and ISF advances along the border |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Allied militias:  Liwa al-Quds
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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (possibly) Hani Al-Thalji † (field commander) Abu Munzer Al-Shishani †(field commander) Abu Mohammad Al-Safi †(field commander) |
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| Strength | |||||||||
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Several thousand
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5,000–10,000+ | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 376+ killed | 352+ killed | ||||||||
| 269 civilians killed | |||||||||
Allied militias:
Hezbollah
PMF militias
Liwa Fatemiyoun
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