2015 al-Hawl offensive

Al-Hawl offensive (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the American-led intervention in Syria

Map of the territorial changes during the concurrent offensives in Al-Hawl and Sinjar.
Date31 October – 30 November 2015
(4 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Eastern Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Result

Major SDF victory[1]

  • SDF forces capture Al-Hawl,[2] 240+ towns and villages,[3] 2 oil fields,[4][5] two gas stations, the Regiment 121 base,[6] the South Hasakah Dam,[7][8] six border posts,[9] and one hill[10][11][4][12]
  • SDF forces capture 1,400 square kilometres (870 square miles) of territory[13]
Belligerents

Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
Sinjar Resistance Units

Airstrikes:
CJTF–OIR		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Torhildan[14]
(YPJ commander)
Haqi Kobani[15]
(YPG commander)
Alwan al-Shammari[14]
(Al-Sanadid Forces commander)
Adnan al-Ahmad[14]
(Northern Sun Battalion commander-in-chief)
Adnan Abu Amjad[15]
(Northern Sun Battalion second-in-command)[16]
Col. Talal Ali Sulo[17]
(Seljuq Brigade leader)
Khalil Iskander[18]
(al-Qa'qa Brigade commander)
Syrian opposition Qehreman[14]
(Al-Tahrir Brigade commander-in-chief)
Hêvî Sarya[19]
(MLKP commander)

Abu Ali al-Anbari
(Deputy, Syria)

Adam al-Chechani
(Top ISIL commander in Al-Hasakah Province)[20]
Unknown Dagestani ISIL leader †[21]
Units involved

Syrian Democratic Forces

International Freedom Battalion

Islamic State Military of ISIL

Strength
2,700+ fighters[26][27] 1,000+ fighters[26]
Casualties and losses
33 killed[28] 493+ killed (per the SDF)[28]
4–8 civilians killed by CJTF–OIR airstrikes[28][29]

The 2015 al-Hawl offensive was an offensive launched by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the strategic town of al-Hawl and the surrounding countryside from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The offensive consisted of separate operations in three different areas: Tell Brak, al-Hawl, and the southern al-Hasakah city countryside.[5]

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