Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign
Part of the Syrian Civil War

Map of Syria with Deir ez-Zor Governorate highlighted.
Date26 November 2011 – 23 March 2019
(7 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Location
Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
Status
Belligerents
Syria Syrian government
Hezbollah
PMF-affiliated militias
 Iran
 Russia (2015–2017)
 Iraq (2017–2019)		  Rojava (2016–2019)
 Iraq (2018–19)
CJTF–OIR (2017–2019)		  Islamic State

Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army
CJTF–OIR (2016–17)

Salafist groups (2011–2014)
Tahrir al-Sham (2019)[3]
Units involved
See below

The Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war consists of several battles and offensives fought across the governorate of Syria:

Order of battle

Pro-government forces

Syria Syrian government

Hezbollah

  • Lebanese Hezbollah[7]
    • Radwan Force[8]
  • Syrian Hezbollah
    • Imam Mahdi Scouts from Nubl[7]
    • Hezbollah Rocket Division[9]

 Russia (since 2015)

 Iran (since 2013)

PMF-affiliated militias

 Iraq (since 2017, against ISIS only)

Other armed groups:

SDF forces and allies

 Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (since 2016)

International Freedom Battalion (IFB)

Foreign support:

Pro-ISIS forces

 Islamic State (IS)

References

  1. ↑ "Syrian army breaks three-year siege of Deir ez-Zor". BBC News. 5 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Islamic State group defeated as final territory lost, US-backed forces say". BBC News. 23 March 2019.
  3. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2wes2RWoAU8mer.png
  4. ↑ Rami Zien (10 September 2017). "Eastern Hama ISIS Pocket Shrinking Under Regime Fire". Qasioun News. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Talal Kharrat (13 September 2017). "Nawaf Al-Bashir Enters Deir Ezzor Accompanied By Liwa Al-Baqir Militias". Qasioun News. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (14 February 2016). "Liwa Usud al-Hussein: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Latakia". Syria Comment. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 "9 Militants and an Officer of the Syrian regime and Hezbollah militia were killed in rural Homs". Al-Dorar al-Shamia. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Relatives and friends of Wagner mercenaries we named earlier confirm to @ru_rbc they indeed had been killed in Syria". 12 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Iraq conducts first airstrikes against ISIS in Syria". CNN. February 24, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Syrian government closes in on opposition stronghold in Yabroud". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Pro-regime Palestinian militia mourns 14 members killed by ISIS". Zaman al-Wasl. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Member of "Fath Al-Intefada" dies in clashes and "Free Palestine Movement" sends its members to support the regime in it". Action Group for Palestinians of Syria. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Member of Free Palestine Movement killed in Deir ez-Zor". Action Group for Palestinians of Syria. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  20. ↑ Leith Fadel (15 May 2017). "Pro-government Assyrian forces arrive in Deir Ezzor for offensive". al-Masdar News. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sectarian militias brought by the regime to fight in Deir al-Zour". El-Dorar Al-Shamia. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "Spanish warrior fighting with Syrian Kurds killed in battle against IS". Ekurd. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "The Gathering of Al-Bakkara Youth continues their battle and get closer to the hometown of the Sheikh of Bakkara". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 10 September 2017.
  24. 1 2 Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (28 September 2018). "Hajin in Deir az-Zor: Interview". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  25. ↑ RojavaCudi. "Rojava Resistance on Twitter: "Video of #SDF forces (YPG/J and al Sanadid) clashing with #ISIS and calling in airstrikes north of Hajin‌ "". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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  27. ↑ Etienne Monin (18 February 2019). "Des civils quittent Baghouz, dernier réduit du "califat": "Si tu es passée par ici, tu es sur la liste noire pour le reste de ta vie"" [Civilians leave Baghouz, the last cut of the "caliphate": "If you've been here, you're on the black list for the rest of your life"]. Radio France (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  28. ↑ "‫قواتنا تتمكن من تفجير سيارة ذخيرة لداعش في دير الزور 24/2/2019". YouTube. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  29. 1 2 3 ""We will withdraw our forces from east of Euphrates, send them to the fronts of Afrin"". Hawar News Agency. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.
  30. ↑ "Syriac commander: Our forces effectively participate in al-Jazeera Tempest". Hawar News Agency. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  31. ↑ SyriacMilitaryMFS (2018-10-29). "#Syriac Military Council, MFS also is sending special forces as reinforcements with the SDF amid ongoing hard battle against ISIS in the various fronts in the Deir ez Zor region for the total liberation of the area and safety of the population with @coalition & @CENTCOM.‌ https://t.co/MkJjHn0Vng". Twitter. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  32. ↑ Agiri Ibrahim (5 October 2017). "NATURO participate in al-Jazeera Tempest". Hawar News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  33. ↑ "Self-Defense Duty fighters: we willingly join al-Jazeera Tempest". Hawar News Agency. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  34. ↑ "A thousand civilians rescued in Deir ez-Zor operation". YPG. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  35. ↑ Wladimir van Wilgenburg (18 March 2019). "Italian volunteer killed in fight against ISIS". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  36. ↑ "SDF militias Finishing up preparations to attack Deir al-Zour". El-Dorar Al-Shamia. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  37. 1 2 "After carrying out the first massacre by the International Coalition since the start of "Jazeera Storm" Operation, Deir Ezzor Military Council continues its operation to control al-Shehabat area". SOHR. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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  39. ↑ "First RAF Typhoon use of Brimstone missile destroys ISIS boat in Syria". The Defense Post. 22 February 2019.
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  42. ↑ "Point de situation des opérations du 22 février 2018". 2018-02-22.
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  47. ↑ "U.S.-backed Syrian forces resume battle against Islamic State". Reuters. 1 May 2018.
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  49. ↑ "YPG announce defeat of ISIS east of Euphrates". Rudaw. 3 December 2017.
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