Northern Raqqa offensive
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The Northern Raqqa offensive was a 2016 military offensive launched by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Raqqa Governorate, in order to prepare for a future attack on the city of Raqqa. The offensive was launched in coordination with airstrikes by the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.[13] After 30 May, the offensive stalled, as the SDF shifted its focus and resources to another operation in the northern Aleppo Province.
Not to be confused with Raqqa campaign (2016–17).
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Northern Raqqa offensive (2016) | |||||||
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Part of the American-led intervention in Syria, the international military intervention against ISIL, the Rojava–Islamist conflict, and the Syrian Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Syrian Democratic Forces CJTF–OIR | Islamic State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Rojda Felat (YPJ commander)[4] Nuri Mahmoud (MFS commander)[5] | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL) | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
30,000 fighters[4] | 5,000–8,000 fighters (inside Raqqa city)[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
18 SDF fighters killed[3][10] 1 US soldier wounded[11] | 79 killed[10] | ||||||
300,000 civilians displaced[12] |
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