2016 Latakia offensive

2016 Latakia offensive
	Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Date	27 June – 12 August 2016; (1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Latakia Governorate, Syria
Status	Syrian Army victory Rebels initially capture Kinsabba and 11 villages; The Army recaptures all lost territory, except 1 village;
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; SSNP; Hezbollah; Saraya al-Areen; Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi; Russia (air strikes)	Army of Conquest al-Nusra Front (Jabhat Fateh al-Sham since mid-2016); Ahrar al-Sham; Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria; Sham Legion; Ajnad al-Kavkaz; Ajnad al-Sham; Free Syrian Army Syrian Turkmen Brigades;
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub; (Chief of Staff of the Army); Gen. Mohammad Jaber; (Desert Hawks Brigade chief commander); Abu al-Jarrah; (Al-Daher Hawks Brigade commander); Badi’ Muhammad Hasawi; (Latakia commander of Liwa al-Mukhtar al-Thiqfi)	Abdel Aziz al-Ali †; (Ajnad al-Sham top commander); Hazem Shardoub †; (Sham Legion top commander); Abd Al-Salam Omar Kiliyeh †; (Sham Legion commander); Samer Fawwaz Sadeq †; (Sham Legion commander); Wafi Mohammad Hashem †; (Sham Legion commander); Unknown al-Nusra field commander †; Unknown Ajnad al Kavkaz commander †; Unknown 1st Coastal Brigade commander †; Fadi Bitar †; (3rd Coastal Brigade commander); Riyad Qarrah Bijeq (DOW); (2nd Coastal Division commander); Unknown al-Adiyat brigade commander †
Units involved
Syrian Army Republican Guard 103rd Brigade Syrian Marines; ; Quwat al-Ghadab volunteers; ; Desert Hawks Brigade; Special Forces; 144th Regiment; National Defence Forces; Military Intelligence Directorate Military Security Shield Forces; Syrian Arab Air Force; Russian Armed Forces Russian Air Force;	Al-Nusra Front / Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar; Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad; Imam Bukhari Jamaat; Free Syrian Army: 1st Coastal Division 1st Coastal Brigade; 3rd Coastal Brigade; ; 2nd Coastal Division Mount Turkmen Brigade; ; Army of Liberation; Army of Victory al-Adiyat brigade; ; Army of Glory; Movement of Salah al-Din the Kurd; Junud al-Makhdi
Casualties and losses
40+ killed, several captured	107+ killed

The 2016 Latakia offensive, code-named Battle of Yarmouk, refers to a rebel operation launched in the northern Latakia Governorate in late June 2016. The aim of the offensive was to recapture the territory lost during the Army's offensive earlier in the year.

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