2015–2016 Latakia offensive
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The 2015–2016 Latakia offensive was a campaign of the Syrian Civil War that was launched by government forces in October 2015 to recapture rebel-held territory in the Latakia Governorate bordering Turkey.[36]
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2015–2016 Latakia offensive | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Ongoing confrontation or unclear situation | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Syrian Social Nationalist Party[10]
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Free Syrian Army | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Abu Fatima al-Musawi[13] (LAAG commander) Hussein Tawfiq al-Assad[14] (Lions of Hussein Brigade leader) |
Cpt. Basil Zamo †[15] (1st Coastal Division leader) ‘Ali Durayi †[16] (Jabal al-Akrad Ahrar ash-Sham commander) Abu Omar al-Turkistani[17] (al-Nusra and TIP senior commander) Abdel-Aziz Al-Dibaykhi †[18] (Jabal al-Akrad al-Nusra commander) | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd[25] | |||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
112 soldiers killed (12–25 Jan. & 26 Feb. 2016)[26][27] 3 soldiers killed[28] 1 Su-24M bomber shot down[29] 1 Mi-8AMTsh helicopter destroyed[30] | 302+ killed (124 foreigners)[10][15][26][31][32][33][34][27][35] |
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