Battle of Qamishli (2016)

Battle of Qamishli (2016)
	Part of the Rojava conflict and the Syrian Civil War
	; ; Top: Asayish forces during the clashes; Bottom: Strategic view of Qamishli, before the clashes occurred
Date	20–22 April 2016; (2 days)
Location	Qamishli, al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria37°3′0″N 41°13′0″E
Result	Ceasefire Kurdish forces capture the besieged Allaya Prison;
Belligerents
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria Asayish Special Security Forces (HAT); ; YPG; Self Defence Force (HPC);	Syrian Arab Republic National Defense Forces; Sootoro; Syrian Armed Forces (limited support);
Commanders and leaders
Heval Redur; (Asayish commander)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
16 killed	22–31 killed, 80–102 captured
	17–23 civilians killed
	Location within Syria Battle of Qamishli (2016) (Turkey)

The 2016 Battle of Qamishli was a violent urban battle between the Asayish police of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the pro-Syrian government National Defence Forces in the city of Qamishli, Syria.

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