Battle of Tell Abyad (2016)

For the previous battles, see Battle of Tell Abyad (2013) and Tell Abyad offensive.
Battle of Tell Abyad
Part of the Syrian Civil War and
the American-led intervention in Syria

Situation in Northern Syria (June 2015)
Date27 February – 1 March 2016
(3 days) (First phase)
3–8 March 2016
(5 days) (Second phase)
Location
Tell Abyad, north of Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Result

SDF victory

  • The SDF repels the assault
Belligerents

Syrian Democratic Forces

Airstrikes:
CJTF–OIR		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Khaled Daham al Bashir †[1]
(Deir Ezzor tribal leader)
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Laila Mustafa
(Head of City Council)[2]		 Abu Waheeb
Units involved

Syrian Democratic Forces

Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Asayish & Kurdish militia[5]

Military of ISIL

Strength
Unknown 400+[8]
Casualties and losses

47+ killed[9] (47 YPG/YPJ killed)[10]

300 killed (ISIL claim)		 120–291 killed[9][11][12][13]
15–23 civilians killed[9][10]

The Battle of Tel Abyad was a raid by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on the YPG-held town of Tell Abyad at the end of February 2016, during the Syrian Civil War.

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  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 43Kurdish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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