Eastern al-Hasakah offensive

Eastern al-Hasakah offensive
	Part of the Syrian Civil War,; the Rojava–Islamist conflict,; and the American-led intervention in Syria
	; A map of the territorial changes during the Al-Hasakah offensive
Date	21 February – 17 March 2015; (3 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Result	YPG & Syrian Army victory east of Al-Hasakah; partial ISIL victory west of Al-Hasakah
Territorial; changes	Kurdish forces capture Tal Hamis, Tell Brak, and over 103 other villages and hamlets; Syrian government forces capture 38–42 villages on Highway 7; ISIL captures Tell Khanzir and 35 villages around Tell Tamer, and kidnaps 287–400 Assyrian Christians;
Belligerents
Rojava; Syriac Union Party; Al-Sanadid Forces; International Freedom Battalion; Supported by:; CJTF–OIR; Iraqi Kurdistan; Syrian Arab Republic; Sootoro	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Sipan Hemo; (YPG chief commander); Rojda Felat; (YPJ commander); Kino Gabriel[citation needed]; (MFS chief commander); Suleiman al-Shammari; (MFS commander); Brig. Gen. Mohammad Khodour; Maj. Gen. Hassan Mohammad	Abu Ali al-Anbari; (Deputy, Syria); Abu Omar al-Shishani (Field commander in Syria); Unknown pro-ISIL tribal leader
Units involved
YPG; YPJ; Syriac Military Council (MFS); Sutoro; Khabour Guards Syrian Army; National Defence Force	Military of ISIL al-Barakah Province Tayy tribal forces; Jibur tribal forces; ; Khorasan Battalion;
Strength
YPG & YPJ: 1,500+[citation needed]; Syriac Military Council (MFS): 1,500; Sutoro: 1,000+ (June 2013)	6,000+
Casualties and losses
155 YPG and allies killed (14 executed), 13 captured	387–423 killed
	287–400 Assyrian civilians kidnapped (24 released, 1 executed); at least 20,000 civilians displaced

The Eastern al-Hasakah offensive was launched in the Al-Hasakah Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, by the Kurdish-majority People's Protection Units, Assyrian Christian militias, and allied Arab forces against the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), with the intent of retaking the areas of the Jazira Canton that had been captured by ISIL.^[5] Subsequently, the Syrian Armed Forces also launched an assault against the jihadists, without coordinating with the YPG.^[25]

^ "YPG kills 103 IS fighters and enters Tal Hamis after taking over 103 villages". SOHR. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "Funeral for German woman Ivana Hoffmann killed fighting IS". BBC News. 15 March 2015.
^ "Syrian Kurds attack Islamic State in northeast". Reuters. 2015-02-22. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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^ Massoud Hamed (2 June 2017). "Meet the Kurdish woman leading battle against IS in northern Syria". al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Kurds liberate major ISIS-held towns north Syria - المقاتلون الكرد يدخلون معاقل داعش في الحسكة". YouTube. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ "Timeline Photos - Syrian Arab Army - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ Leith Fadel (14 July 2016). "Syrian Army replaces top commander in east Syria". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Hasakah attack shows Islamic State not remaining on defensive - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arab tribal fighters declare war on Kurdish YPG forces, north Syria". ARA News. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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^ "En Syrie, des chrétiens prennent les armes face à l'Etat islamique et aux forces d'Assad". Slate. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ Ramezani, K. (12 July 2013). "20 Minuten - Schweizer Söldner im syrischen Bürgerkrieg - Hintergrund". 20min.ch. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
^ 2,000+ (Tell Hamis area),[1] 3,000+ including reinforcements (Tell Tamer region),^{[citation needed]} ~1,000 (Tell Khanzir area),[2] a total of 6,000+ fighters
^ 75 killed (21 February–2 March),[3] 1 killed (4 March),[4] 11 killed (5–6 March),[5] Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine 1 killed (8 March),[6] Archived 2022-08-27 at the Wayback Machine 45 killed (10–13 March),[7] Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine 18 killed (15 March),[8] 1 killed (16 March),[9] 3 killed (18 March),[10] a total of 155 killed
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^ 175–211 killed (21–27 February),[11][12] 107 killed (8 March),[13] Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine 50 killed (10–13 March; Tell Tamr),[14] Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine 55 killed (11–13 March; Ras al-Ayn),[15] Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine a total of 387–423 reported killed
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^ At least 20,000 civilians displaced during the Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015); 5,000+ in the Khabur Valley region,[16] and 15,000+ in the Tell Hamis region [17]
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[jjj-1] "YPG kills 103 IS fighters and enters Tal Hamis after taking over 103 villages". SOHR. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[2] "Funeral for German woman Ivana Hoffmann killed fighting IS". BBC News. 15 March 2015.

[northeast-3] "Syrian Kurds attack Islamic State in northeast". Reuters. 2015-02-22. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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[week-6] "Syria: The Week in Review (February 23-March 1)". 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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[9] Massoud Hamed (2 June 2017). "Meet the Kurdish woman leading battle against IS in northern Syria". al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[10] "Kurds liberate major ISIS-held towns north Syria - المقاتلون الكرد يدخلون معاقل داعش في الحسكة". YouTube. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[11] "Timeline Photos - Syrian Arab Army - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

[12] Leith Fadel (14 July 2016). "Syrian Army replaces top commander in east Syria". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[ISIL_is_far_from_beaten-13] "Hasakah attack shows Islamic State not remaining on defensive - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[tribe-14] "Arab tribal fighters declare war on Kurdish YPG forces, north Syria". ARA News. 20 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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[16] "En Syrie, des chrétiens prennent les armes face à l'Etat islamique et aux forces d'Assad". Slate. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[20min-jul13-17] Ramezani, K. (12 July 2013). "20 Minuten - Schweizer Söldner im syrischen Bürgerkrieg - Hintergrund". 20min.ch. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

[18] 2,000+ (Tell Hamis area),[1] 3,000+ including reinforcements (Tell Tamer region),^{[citation needed]} ~1,000 (Tell Khanzir area),[2] a total of 6,000+ fighters

[19] 75 killed (21 February–2 March),[3] 1 killed (4 March),[4] 11 killed (5–6 March),[5] Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine 1 killed (8 March),[6] Archived 2022-08-27 at the Wayback Machine 45 killed (10–13 March),[7] Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine 18 killed (15 March),[8] 1 killed (16 March),[9] 3 killed (18 March),[10] a total of 155 killed

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[21] 175–211 killed (21–27 February),[11][12] 107 killed (8 March),[13] Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine 50 killed (10–13 March; Tell Tamr),[14] Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine 55 killed (11–13 March; Ras al-Ayn),[15] Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine a total of 387–423 reported killed

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[over_20,000_displaced_during_Al-Hasakah_offensive-24] At least 20,000 civilians displaced during the Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015); 5,000+ in the Khabur Valley region,[16] and 15,000+ in the Tell Hamis region [17]

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