Orontes River offensive

Orontes River offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map of the offensive
Date30 December 2015[1] – 20 January 2016
(3 weeks)
Location
Result

Partial Syrian Army victory

  • The Army captures Jarjisah,[2] Deir al-Fardis[3] and 10 other villages,[4] while Harbinfsah and Al-Zarrah remained contested
Belligerents

Al-Nusra Front
Ahrar ash-Sham

Free Syrian Army

Syrian Arab Republic

Air strikes:
 Russia

Units involved
Unknown

11th Tank Division

  • 47th Brigade[5]
  • 66th Brigade[2]
  • 67th Brigade[1]
Casualties and losses
86+ killed[1][2][5][6] Unknown

The Orontes River offensive was a military operation launched by the Syrian Arab Army against rebels during the Syrian Civil War on the administrative border of the Hama Governorate and Homs Governorate, along the Orontes River.

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  5. ^ a b "Syrian Army captures the village of Harbnafsah in northern Homs". almasdarnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Syrian Armed Forces capture 7 villages in southeast Hama". almasdarnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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