Battle of the Shaer gas field (2016)

Battle of the Shaer gas field (2016)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	Shaer gas field
Date	2–30 May 2016; (4 weeks)
Location	Palmyra region, Homs Governorate, Syria
Result	Partial ISIL victory[citation needed] ISIL captures the Shaer gas field and the Huwaysis area.; ISIL blow up Shaer Gas Field afterwards.; Syrian Army recaptures the Huwaysis area;
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic; Supported by:; Russia
Commanders and leaders
Abu Baraa Al Jazrawi	Unknown
Units involved
Unknown	Unknown Syrian military unit; Russian Naval Infantry
Casualties and losses
16 killed (1st day)	34 killed (1st day)

The Battle of the Shaer gas field took place between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian government for the control over the Sha'er gas field during the Syrian Civil War. It is the third attack that was launched by ISIL on the gas field.

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