Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)

Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Military situation in al-Hasakah City and the surrounding areas before (top) and after (bottom) the battle.
  Controlled by the Syrian Government
  Controlled by Rojava
  Controlled by the Syriac Union Party
Date16–23 August 2016
(1 week)
Location
Al-Hasakah, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
Result

Ceasefire; strategic Kurdish victory[9][10]

Territorial
changes		 Kurdish forces take control of 90% of the city[5]
Belligerents

Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Democratic Federation of Northern Syria

MFS[2]
Supported by:
CJTF–OIR[3]

 Syrian Arab Republic

Supported by:

Iran[6] (Kurdish claim)
Hezbollah[7][8] (Kurdish claim)
Commanders and leaders

Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Lawend †[11]
(General commander)
Munir Mohamad †[11]
(Asayish commander)
Haval Rasho[12]
(YPG 4th Division commander)

Lewend Rojava[13]
(YPG commander)		 Maj. Gen. Hassan Mohammad[14]
(Commander of the eastern region of Syria)
Osama Nathim al-Ahmed †[15]
(123rd Regiment commander)
Muhammed Za’al al-Ali[16]
(Al-Hasakah governor)
Units involved

YPG

United States Armed Forces

Syrian Army

Casualties and losses
14 Asayish killed[19][20]
(Kurdish and NDF claim)		 77 killed, 170 captured[19] (Kurdish claim)
27–40+ civilians killed[21][22]

The 2016 Battle of al-Hasakah was fought between the paramilitary police of the Asayish and the People's Protection Units (YPG), against the pro-government National Defence Forces and the Syrian Arab Army, backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force, in the city of al-Hasakah, Syria.

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