2016 Latakia offensive

2016 Latakia offensive
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Date27 June[6] – 12 August 2016
(1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Status

Syrian Army victory

  • Rebels initially capture Kinsabba and 11 villages[7]
  • The Army recaptures all lost territory, except 1 village[8][1][9][10]
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

SSNP[1]
Hezbollah[2]
Saraya al-Areen[3]
Iran Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi[4]

Russia (air strikes)

Army of Conquest[5]

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army

Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub[11]
(Chief of Staff of the Army)
Gen. Mohammad Jaber[11]
(Desert Hawks Brigade chief commander)
Abu al-Jarrah[12]
(Al-Daher Hawks Brigade commander)[13]
Iran Badi’ Muhammad Hasawi[4]
(Latakia commander of Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi)
Abdel Aziz al-Ali [14]
(Ajnad al-Sham top commander)
Hazem Shardoub [15]
(Sham Legion top commander)
Abd Al-Salam Omar Kiliyeh [16]
(Sham Legion commander)
Samer Fawwaz Sadeq [16]
(Sham Legion commander)
Wafi Mohammad Hashem [16]
(Sham Legion commander)
Unknown al-Nusra field commander [5]
Unknown Ajnad al Kavkaz commander [5]
Unknown 1st Coastal Brigade commander [17]
Fadi Bitar [17]
(3rd Coastal Brigade commander)
Riyad Qarrah Bijeq (DOW)[18]
(2nd Coastal Division commander)
Unknown al-Adiyat brigade commander [19]
Units involved

Syrian Army

National Defence Forces[1]
Military Intelligence Directorate

Syrian Arab Air Force[25]
Russian Armed Forces

Al-Nusra Front / Jabhat Fateh al-Sham

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army:

Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd[27]
Junud al-Makhdi[26]
Casualties and losses
40+ killed,[28][29][30][31][32] several captured[33] 107+ killed[30][34][35][36]

The 2016 Latakia offensive, code-named Battle of Yarmouk,[5] refers to a rebel operation launched in the northern Latakia Governorate in late June 2016. The aim of the offensive was to recapture the territory lost during the Army's offensive earlier in the year.[28]

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