Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016)

Al-Dumayr offensive (April 2016)
Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war
Date4–16 April 2016
(1 week and 5 days)
Location
Al-Dumayr, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Result Syrian Army victory
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Army of Islam[1]
Commanders and leaders
Abu Jihad al-Shami Unknown
Units involved
Military of ISIL

Syrian Armed Forces

Casualties and losses
35 killed[citation needed] 20 killed[citation needed]
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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (17 January 2017). "Quwat Dir' Al-Qalamoun: Shifting Militia Links". Syria Comment. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ Sam Dagher (7 April 2016). "Islamic State Kidnaps More Than 300 Syrian Workers". WSJ. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Syria civil war: ISIL kidnaps '300 factory workers'". Al Jazeera English. 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Islamic State begins releasing kidnapped workers: Syrian Observatory". Reuters. 8 April 2016.