Battle of Tabqa Airbase

Battle of Tabqa Airbase
Part of the 2014 Eastern Syria offensive and the Syrian Civil War
Tabqa airbase
Date 10–28 August 2014 (2 weeks and 4 days) Location Tabqa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria 35°50′12″N 38°32′53″E / 35.8367°N 38.5481°E / 35.8367; 38.5481 Result ISIL victory Base captured by ISIL
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic
Commanders and leaders
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Caliph of ISIL) Abu Omar al-Shishani[1][2] (chief planner and general supervisor of battle) "The Tajik emir"[1] (Attack leader) Amer al-Rafdan[1] (Attack Co-Leader) Akhmad Shishani[2] (Badr Brigade)	Unknown
Units involved
Military of ISIL Al Aqsa Brigade[2] Badr Brigade[2] Sabri Brigade[2] Yarmouk Brigade[2]	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Army Airmobile Forces 2 battalions from 93rd Armored Brigade Syrian Air Force[3] 12th Attack Squadron 24th Helicopter Brigade
Strength
≈2,800	≈1,000
Casualties and losses
346 killed	310–400 killed (250 executed) 10–20 captured One Su-22M3 shot down[4]

The Battle of Tabqa Airbase refers to a series of clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian Arab Army in August 2014, during the Syrian Civil War. Tabqa was the last bastion for Syrian military forces in Raqqa province, which at the end of the battle came fully under the control of the ISIL.