Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)

Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)
Part of the Battle of Deir ez-Zor
Date3–13 December 2014
(1 week and 3 days)
Location
Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
Result

Partial Syrian government victory

  • ISIL captures al-Mari'iyah,[2] al-Jafra,[3] the Missiles Battalion base[4] and the mountain overlooking Deir ez-Zor city[5]
  • Syrian Army recaptures the mountain, the base,[5] and most of al-Mari'iyah[6] and al-Jafra[7]
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Commanders and leaders
Amer Al-Rafdan[8]
(ISIL top commander)
Abu al Faruq †[9]
(Tunisian ISIL Deir ez-Zor commander)[10]
Van Manco
(Filipino ISIL commander)		 Brig. Gen. Issam Zahreddine[11]
(Republican Guard commander)
Mudar Makhlouf[12]
(Military Intelligence militia commander)
Units involved
Military of ISIL

Syrian Armed Forces

Strength
3,000+ fighters[8] (by September) 150 soldiers (reinforcements)[14]
200 tribal fighters[15]
Casualties and losses
250+ killed (by 6 December)[16][17] 43–51 killed (by 6 December)[17][18]

The Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the Deir ez-Zor air base and the surrounding areas.

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  8. ^ a b Leith Fadel (2 September 2014). "The Battle for Deir ez-Zor Military Airport is Under Way; Scores of Islamic State Militants Killed". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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  12. ^ a b Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (3 September 2016). "Quwat Dir' Al-Amn Al-Askari: A Latakia Military Intelligence Militia". Syria Comment. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Deir Ezzor: ISIS Sustains Heavy Casualties Attacking Al-Jafra". Al Masdar. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  14. ^ "SAA has brought reinforcement of 150 soldiers". Dier ez Zour Free RADIO. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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  17. ^ a b "Deir Ezzor: ISIS Suffers Significant Losses Near the Military Airport". Al-Masdar. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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