2016 Abu Kamal offensive

Abu Kamal offensive (2016)
	Part of inter-rebel conflict of the Syrian civil war and the international military intervention against ISIL
	; Map of the offensive
Date	28–29 June 2016; (1 day)
Location	Abu Kamal District, Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate, Syria34.4463°N 40.9210°E
Result	ISIL victory The FSA withdraws from all positions it had captured back to its base at al-Tanf;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army Supported by:; CJTF–OIR United States CIA; ; Jordan;	Islamic State Wilayat al-Furat;
Commanders and leaders
Khazal al-Sarhan; (New Syrian Army commander) Mozahem al-Saloum (NSA spokesman)	Unknown
Units involved
New Syrian Army Pro-NSA Arab clans; ; Southern Front Lions of the East Army; Ahmad al-Abdo Martyrs Forces; ;	Unknown
Strength
125–200 NSA fighters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 killed, 15 captured (ISIL claim); 25+ killed or captured (SOHR claim); 5–40+ killed (NSA claim)	20 killed (NSA claim)

The 2016 Abu Kamal offensive, also known as Operation Day of Wrath, was launched on the town of Abu Kamal on the Syrian–Iraqi border led by the US-backed New Syrian Army (NSA).

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