Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2015)

Battle of al-Qaryatayn (August 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date5 August 2015
(1 day)
Location34°14′00″N 37°14′00″E / 34.2333°N 37.2333°E / 34.2333; 37.2333
Result ISIL victory
Territorial
changes
Belligerents

Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Islamic State Abu Hassan Al Khatami  Syria Talal al-Barazi
(Governor of the Homs Governorate)[1]
Casualties and losses
~27 militants killed[citation needed] 37 soldiers killed
230 civilians abducted by ISIL

The Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2015) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to capture the town of al-Qaryatayn, in August 2015, during the Syrian Civil War.

  1. ^ "At least 23 killed as IS advances on Syria's ancient metropolis of Palmyra". Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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