Battle of Tabqa Airbase

Battle of Tabqa Airbase
Part of the 2014 Eastern Syria offensive and the Syrian Civil War
Battle of Tabqa Airbase is located in Syria
Tabqa airbase
Tabqa airbase
Date10–28 August 2014
(2 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Tabqa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria
35°50′12″N 38°32′53″E / 35.8367°N 38.5481°E / 35.8367; 38.5481
Result

ISIL victory

  • Base captured by ISIL
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syria Syrian Arab Republic
Commanders and leaders
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
(Caliph of ISIL)
Abu Omar al-Shishani[1][2]
(chief planner and general supervisor of battle)
"The Tajik emir"[1]
(Attack leader)
Amer al-Rafdan[1]
(Attack Co-Leader)
Akhmad Shishani[2]
(Badr Brigade)		 Unknown
Units involved

Military of ISIL

  • Al Aqsa Brigade[2]
  • Badr Brigade[2]
  • Sabri Brigade[2]
  • Yarmouk Brigade[2]

Syrian Armed Forces

Strength
≈2,800 ≈1,000
Casualties and losses
346 killed 310–400 killed (250 executed)
10–20 captured
One Su-22M3 shot down[4]

The Battle of Tabqa Airbase refers to a series of clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian Arab Army in August 2014, during the Syrian Civil War. Tabqa was the last bastion for Syrian military forces in Raqqa province, which at the end of the battle came fully under the control of the ISIL.

  1. ^ a b c "After Tabaqa airport, what is IS' next target?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Joanna Paraszuk (2 October 2018). "Chataev's First Big Battle: Tabqa Airbase, 22-24 August 2014". From Chechnya to Syria. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Daily Star was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "SyAAF Su-22M-3 Shot Down (2013-07-25)". Luftwaffe A.S. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-08.