Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016)

Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the American-led intervention in Syria
Map of the frontline changes from 17 November 2015 – 20 February 2016   SDF control   ISIL control   Syrian Army control   Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation
Date 16–24 February 2016 (1 week and 1 day) Location Southern Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria Result Major SDF victory[1][2] SDF forces capture 315+ villages and hamlets,[3] and 2 oil fields[4] The SDF captures al-Shaddadi city,[5][6] and the towns of Sabaa,[7] Al-Fadghami,[citation needed] and Al-Arishah[8] SDF forces capture over 2,400 square kilometers (1,491 square miles) of territory[3][9] ISIL releases the last 42 of the 287–400 Assyrian Christian hostages that they captured in February 2015[10]
Belligerents
Syrian Democratic Forces International Freedom Battalion Airstrikes: CJTF–OIR	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Simko Çelê[11] (YPG commander of Shaddadi operations) Rojda Felat[12] (YPJ commander) Torhildan[13][14] (YPJ commander) Alwan al-Shammari[14] (Al-Sanadid Forces commander) Adnan Abu Amjad[14][15] (Northern Sun Battalion deputy commander) Qehreman[14] (Liberation Brigade commander-in-chief)	Abu Ali al-Anbari (Deputy, Syria) Adam al-Chechani †[16] (Top ISIL commander in Al-Hasakah Province) Abu Abeer al-Iraqi †[16] (Deputy Emir of Al-Shaddadi) Abu Aicha al-Jazrawi †[16] (Head of Sharia Court in Al-Shaddadi) Rima al-Jarish †[16] (Propaganda Chief in northeastern Syria)
Units involved
Syrian Democratic Forces YPG YPJ Al-Sanadid Forces[14] Jaysh al-Thuwar[14] Northern Sun Battalion[14] Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa[17] Syriac Military Council (MFS)[14] Bethnahrain Women's Protection Forces Liberation Brigade[14] al-Jazeera brigades[14] International Freedom Battalion[13] United Freedom Forces[13] MLSPB-DC[13] Reconstrucción Comunista[13] TKP/ML TİKKO[13]	Military of ISIL al-Barakah Province
Strength
SDF: 6,000 fighters[18] US: Unknown[19]	2,000+ fighters[20][21]
Casualties and losses
26 fighters killed, 13+ injured[6][22][23][24]	455+ militants killed[3][25][26]
40 civilians killed by CJTF–OIR airstrikes[27][28][29] 30,000+ people displaced and flee to ISIL territory[30]

The al-Shaddadi offensive (2016), also known as Operation Wrath of Khabur,^[31][32] was an offensive launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during the Syrian Civil War, in February 2016. The main goal of this offensive was to capture the strategic city of Al-Shaddadi and the remainder of the southern al-Hasakah Governorate from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).^[31][33] During the offensive, the US-led coalition conducted more than 86 airstrikes in Al-Shaddadi and the nearby areas, in support of the SDF advances.^[34]