Battle of Al-Sukhnah (2017)
Battle of Al-Sukhnah (Syrian Arab Republic & Russia & Allied militias: & Hezbollah & 16px Jerusalem Brigade & Saraya al-Areen vs Al-Aqsa Brigade) took place in 2017 during the Battle of Deir ez-Zor and the
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war.
Battle facts
- Year: 2017
- Date: 2017-10-21
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: the Battle of Deir ez-Zor and the
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
- Side A: Syrian Arab Republic, Russia, Allied militias:, Hezbollah, 16px Jerusalem Brigade, Saraya al-Areen
- Side B: Al-Aqsa Brigade
- Commanders (A): Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan, Gen. Ghassan Iskendar Taraf, Ahmed Salman Salloum, Wael Zaidan, Nawaf Al-Bashir
- Commanders (B): Gulmurod Khalimov, Abu Muhammad al-Shimali, Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi
- Casualties: 912 killed (10 IRGC, 36 Hezbollah killed) 17 killed (15 PMCs) (side A), 1,394 killed (Al-Aqsa Brigade)
- Outcome: Decisive Syrian Army & allies victory
Syrian government forces capture 17,000 square kilometers of territory, including Al-Sukhnah
Syrian government forces cleared two separate pockets of ISIL forces
- Coordinates: 34.887°, 38.872°
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