Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign

Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map of Syria with Deir ez-Zor Governorate highlighted.
Date26 November 2011 – ongoing
(7 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Status
  • Siege of Deir ez-Zor broken in September 2017.[2]
  • SAA captures the city of Deir ez-Zor by November 2017.
  • SDF captures the majority of the Euphrates' eastern bank.
  • Eventual territorial defeat of ISIS by March 2019.[3]
  • Continued IS low-level insurgency
  • Sporadic conflict between the SAA and SDF.
  • Syrian and Russian forces withdrawal from Deir ez-Zor; SDF completely take over the city of Deir ez-Zor[4]
  • SDF captures the 7 villages of the "Khasham Pocket" on the east bank of the Euphrates,[5]
  • Opposition forces present in the city of Deir ez-Zor[6]
  • Fall of the Assad regime
  • Surrender of the Syrian Armed Forces and Allies.
Belligerents

Syrian opposition MaT
CJTF–OIR
 Islamic State

 Syrian opposition

CJTF–OIR (2016–17)


Tahrir al-Sham (2019)[1]
Units involved
See below

The Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war consists of several battles and offensives fought across the governorate of Syria:

  1. ^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2wes2RWoAU8mer.png [bare URL image file]
  2. ^ "Syrian army breaks three-year siege of Deir ez-Zor". BBC News. 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Islamic State group defeated as final territory lost, US-backed forces say". BBC News. 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Syria Govt Troops Withdraw From Areas It Held In Deir Ezzor Province: Monitor". Barron's. ISSN 1077-8039. OCLC 29933161. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  5. ^ "Deir ez-Zor Military Council responds to call and appeals of 7 villages". Hawar News Agency. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Opposition was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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