Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)
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The Deir ez-Zor campaign,[71] codenamed the al-Jazeera Storm campaign,[40] was a military operation launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate in 2017 during the Syrian Civil War with the goal of capturing territory in eastern Syria, particularly east and north of the Euphrates river.[40] The U.S.-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) anti-ISIL coalition provided extensive air support while SDF personnel composed the majority of the ground forces; OIR special forces and artillery units were also involved in the campaign.[72]
Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019) | |||||||
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Part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign, the Rojava–Islamist conflict, and the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
The situation in Deir ez-Zor, as of 23 March 2019 Syrian Democratic Forces control Syrian Government control Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ahmad Abu Khawla[20] (Deir ez-Zor Military Council commander) Yasser al-Dahla[21][22] (Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Gathering of Baggara Youth commander) Rojda Kobanê[23] (YPJ commander) Rojda Felat[24] (YPJ commander) Ammar al-Salloum †[25] (Senior commander) Agid Ahmed[26] (Manbij Military Council commander) Abjer Abjer[27] (MFS commander) Robert Ichou[28] (Nattoreh commander) Haider al-Abadi[18] |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[29] (Leader of ISIL) Mohammed Mahmoud al-Abadi †[30] (High-ranking commander) Mohammed Obeid al-Muhsin "Abu Kharja" [31] (Regional senior commander) Saddam Omar Hussein al-Jamal (POW)[32] Essam Abdel Qader al-Zobei (POW)[32] (Senior commander) Omar Shebab al-Karbouly (POW)[32] (Senior commander) Mohammed Hussein al-Qadeer (POW)[32] (Senior commander) Saleh Khalaf al-Ali (POW)[33] (Regional commander) Hisen Ayid el-Bilebil Ebu el-Walid †[34] Shaykh Abu Anas al-Furati †[35] Abu Adham al-Shami †[36] Abothan al-Jazihad †[37] Abd al-Rahman Filipini †[38] Abd al Rahman al-Tamimi †[38] Aysh al-Dagestani †[38] (Brigade commander) Abu Khattab al-Iraqi †[39] (Leader of ISIL's oil and gas network) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces[40]
Federal Security Forces
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Strength | |||||||
≈17,000[59] | 6,000–10,000[60][61][62] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
162 killed, 416 wounded (2017; per the SDF)[63] 201 killed (2018; per the SDF)[64] 256 killed (2019; per the SDF)[65] 753 killed, 35 captured (10 Sep.–23 March 2019; per the SOHR)[66][67] |
1,345 killed, 4,000 wounded, 64 captured (2017; per the SDF)[63] 298 killed (Jan. 2018; per the SDF)[68] 1,618 killed, 9,250 captured (10 Sep. 2018–23 March 2019; per the SOHR)[66][69] | ||||||
698 civilians killed (10 Sep.–23 March 2019),[70] 720+ alleged defectors and prisoners executed by ISIL, including Yazidi captives[66] |
The ground campaign stalled and was paused in early 2018 due to the Turkish military operation in Afrin, but resumed on 1 May 2018 with the new phase named by the coalition as Operation Roundup.[73][18] The third phase began on 10 September 2018 but was halted due to Turkish artillery attacks on SDF positions near the Syria-Turkey border on 31 October. The SDF and the coalition announced the resumption of the offensive on 11 November.[74] After a series of steady successes following the capture of ISIL's Hajin stronghold, and a ten-day pause for civilian evacuations, the SDF launched its final assault on ISIL's final pocket of territory on 9 February 2019[75] and declared victory on 23 March, concluding the campaign.
The first phase of the campaign was concurrent with another SDF operation, the Raqqa campaign conducted against Raqqa, ISIL's then-capital city and main stronghold in Syria, as well as the Central Syria campaign, the Eastern Syria campaign, the Syrian Desert campaign, and the Deir ez-Zor offensive, in which the Syrian Army (SAA) was also capturing territory from the Islamic State; the Iraqi Army's Western Iraq campaign against ISIL was also underway.