2015–2016 Latakia offensive (2015 AD)

2015–2016 Latakia offensive (Syrian Arab Republic & Syrian Armed Forces & Syrian Social Nationalist Party & Syrian Resistance & Lions of Hussein Brigade & Russia (air strikes): & Russian Air Force & Military advisors vs Free Syrian Army & Islamic Front & Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd & Al-Nusra Front & Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria (TIP) & Ajnad al-Kavkaz & Supported by:) took place in 2015 AD during Syrian Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 2015 AD
• Date: 2015-01-01
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Syrian Civil War
• Side A: Syrian Arab Republic, Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Social Nationalist Party, Syrian Resistance, Lions of Hussein Brigade, Russia (air strikes):, Russian Air Force, Military advisors
• Side B: Free Syrian Army, Islamic Front, Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd, Al-Nusra Front, Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria (TIP), Ajnad al-Kavkaz, Supported by:
• Commanders (A): Abu Fatima al-Musawi, Hussein Tawfiq al-Assad
• Commanders (B): Cpt. Basil Zamo, Abu Omar al-Turkistani, Abdel-Aziz Al-Dibaykhi
• Casualties: approx. 112 soldiers killed (12–25 Jan. & 26 Feb. 2016) 3 soldiers killed 1 Su-24M bomber shot down 1 Mi-8302+ killed (124 foreigners)
• Coordinates: 35.580°, 36.020°

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