Palmyra offensive (2017)
The Palmyra offensive in 2017 was launched by the Syrian Arab Army against the armed forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Eastern Homs Governorate in January 2017, with the goal of recapturing Palmyra and its surrounding countryside. ISIL forces had retaken the city of Palmyra in a sudden offensive from 8 to 11 December, after previously being expelled from it by Syrian government and Russian forces in March 2016. On 2 March 2017, the Syrian Army alongside Russian reinforcement, succeeded again in recapturing the beleaguered city of Palmyra.
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Palmyra offensive (2017)
The Palmyra offensive in 2017 was launched by the Syrian Arab Army against the armed forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Eastern Homs Governorate in January 2017, with the goal of recapturing Palmyra and its surrounding countryside. ISIL forces had retaken the city of Palmyra in a sudden offensive from 8 to 11 December, after previously being expelled from it by Syrian government and Russian forces in March 2016. On 2 March 2017, the Syrian Army alongside Russian reinforcement, succeeded again in recapturing the beleaguered city of Palmyra.
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The Palmyra offensive in 2017 ...... e beleaguered city of Palmyra.
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115 killed
18 killed (10 soldiers and 8 PMC)
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Allied militias:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Liwa Zainebiyoun
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2017-03-02
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*Syrian Armycaptures 1,702 square kilometres and 52 settlements, includingPalmyra
*TheSyrian Armylaunches a newo ...... nd a buffer-zone aroundPalmyra
Syrian Army victory
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(Some armoured vehicles)
* 1,000 reinforcements fromLatakia
* 900+ Military Shield reinforcements
4,900+ soldiers
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Allied militias:
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Hezbollah
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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Liwa Zainebiyoun
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CJTF–OIR
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Syria
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commander
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Col. Gen. Andrey Kartapolov
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Maj. Gen. Mohammed Hassan Sultan
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Maj. Gen. Pyotr Milyukhin
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Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan
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Shaher al-Hassan
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Palmyra offensive
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the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria
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Tadmur District, Eastern Homs Governorate, Syria
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Unknown
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Military of ISIL
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The Palmyra offensive in 2017 ...... e beleaguered city of Palmyra.
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Palmyra offensive (2017)
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Palmyra offensive (2017)
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