| Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
 Army of Islam[1] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abu Jihad al-Shami | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Military of ISIL | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 35 killed[citation needed] | 20 killed[citation needed] | ||||||
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18 civilians killed by airstrikes[3] 250–300 cement plant workers kidnapped by ISIL[4] (170 released, 4 executed)[5] | |||||||
The al-Dumayr offensive was a military offensive launched in April 2016 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant near the town of al-Dumayr, east of Damascus, Syria. The attack is notable for the abduction of hundreds of cement plant workers by ISIL.[4]
- ^ "Syrian Army, rebels work together against ISIS in east Damascus". Al-Masdar News. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (17 January 2017). "Quwat Dir' Al-Qalamoun: Shifting Militia Links". Syria Comment. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Sam Dagher (7 April 2016). "Islamic State Kidnaps More Than 300 Syrian Workers". WSJ. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Syria civil war: ISIL kidnaps '300 factory workers'". Al Jazeera English. 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Islamic State begins releasing kidnapped workers: Syrian Observatory". Reuters. 8 April 2016.
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