Eastern Homs offensive (2017)

For the previous offensives, see Palmyra offensive (May 2015), Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015), Palmyra offensive (March 2016), Palmyra offensive (December 2016), and Palmyra offensive (2017).

Eastern Homs offensive (2017)
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria

Situation in southern Syria from 6 February to 30 April; Government advances are shown at the top of the map.
Date5 March – 12 May 2017
(2 months and 1 week)
Location
Tadmur District, Eastern Homs Governorate, Syria
Result

Syrian government victory

  • The Syrian Army expands the buffer zone around Palmyra[2] by capturing more than 230 square miles of territory around the city[3]
Belligerents

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

 Russia
Allied militias:
Hezbollah[1]		 Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Mohammed Hassan Sultan †[4]
(5th Corps commander)
Mahmoud Wanous †[1]
(NDF commander)
Ali Muhammad Beaz †[1]
(Hezbollah commander)		 Islamic State Abu Hamid al-Sukhni †[citation needed]
(ISIL commander)
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Hezbollah[1]

  • Radwan Forces[18]
  • Syrian Hezbollah units
    • al-Ridha Forces[18]
    • al-Ghalibun[5]
    • Imam Mahdi Brigade[5]
 Islamic State Military of ISIL
Strength
4,900+[16][17][15] Unknown

The Eastern Homs offensive in 2017 was a military operation of the Syrian Arab Army and its allies in Eastern part of Homs Governorate against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces during the Syrian Civil War.

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