Battle of al-Hasakah (2015)

Battle of Al-Hasakah (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War,
the Rojava–Islamist conflict,
and the American-led intervention in Syria

The situation in Al-Hasakah city, on 3 July 2015
  Controlled by Syrian Government
  Controlled by YPG
  Controlled by MFS
  Controlled by ISIL
Date23 June – 1 August 2015
(1 month, 1 week and 2 days)
Location
Al-Hasakah, Syria
Result Decisive Syrian Army & YPG/J victory[4][5][6][7][8]
Territorial
changes
  • ISIL initially captured four districts and areas in three others,[9][10] as well as multiple villages southwest of Al-Hasakah[11]
  • Al-Hasakah city is fully cleared of ISIL fighters on 1 August, with the SAA, YPG/J, and Sutoro/MFS left in control of the city[12][4][13]
  • The YPG is left in control of 75% of the city, while the Syrian Army controls 25%[14]
Belligerents

 Syrian Kurdistan
Syriac Union Party
Airstrikes:
CJTF–OIR[1][2][3]

 Syrian Arab Republic

Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders

Gen. Commander Sipan Hemo
Botan Ahmed[15]
Ishow Gowriye

Syria Maj. Gen. Issam Zahreddine[16]		 Islamic State Abo Osama al-Iraqi †[5][17]
(Governor of al-Barakah Province)
Units involved

YPG[15]
YPJ[15]
Syriac Military Council (MFS)
Al-Sanadid Forces[18]
Asayish[15]
HPC[19]

Syrian Army

National Defence Force[20]
Ba'ath Brigades[20]

Sootoro[21][20]

Islamic State Military of ISIL

Strength
1,000–1,200 YPG fighters (estimated)
400 Syrian Republican Guard soldiers[16]
(reinforcements)		 4,500+ fighters[15]
Casualties and losses
21 YPG fighters killed[22]
125 Syrian Gov. soldiers killed[8][23] and 100 wounded[24]		 300+ killed (Al Rai claim)[25]
312 killed (SOHR claim)[8][26]
386 killed (YPG claim)[22]
444+ killed (Syrian Army claim)[27]
120,000+ civilians displaced[28]

The 2015 Battle of al-Hasakah started as an offensive launched in the Al-Hasakah Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, in which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attempted to capture the city of Al-Hasakah, which was divided into two areas held separately by the Syrian Armed Forces and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).[29] On 17 July, YPG-led forces captured all of the roads and villages surrounding Al-Hasakah, fully besieging the ISIL militants remaining inside of the city.[30][31] On 28 July, YPG forces and the Syrian Army expelled ISIL from most of Al-Hasakah,[8][6] with two ISIL pockets persisting near the Al-Zuhour District[32] and the southern entrance.[33] On 1 August, the city was fully cleared of ISIL fighters.[34][12][4]

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