Battle of al-Hasakah (2015)
The 2015 Battle of al-Hasakah started as an offensive launched in the Al-Hasakah Governorate during the Syrian Civil War, in which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attempted to capture the city of Al-Hasakah, which was divided into two areas held separately by the Syrian Armed Forces and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). On 17 July, YPG-led forces captured all of the roads and villages surrounding Al-Hasakah, fully besieging the ISIL militants remaining inside of the city. On 28 July, YPG forces and the Syrian Army expelled ISIL from most of Al-Hasakah, with two ISIL pockets persisting near the Al-Zuhour District and the southern entrance. On 1 August, the city was fully cleared of ISIL fighters.
| Battle of Al-Hasakah (2015) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War, the Rojava–Islamist conflict, and the American-led intervention in Syria | |||||||||
The situation in Al-Hasakah city, on 3 July 2015 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Syrian Kurdistan Syrian Arab Republic
| Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gen. Commander Sipan Hemo |
Abo Osama al-Iraqi † (Governor of al-Barakah Province) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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YPG Syrian Army
National Defence Force |
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| Strength | |||||||||
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1,000–1,200 YPG fighters (estimated) 400 Syrian Republican Guard soldiers (reinforcements) | 4,500+ fighters | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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21 YPG fighters killed 125 Syrian Gov. soldiers killed and 100 wounded |
300+ killed (Al Rai claim) 312 killed (SOHR claim) 386 killed (YPG claim) 444+ killed (Syrian Army claim) | ||||||||
| 120,000+ civilians displaced | |||||||||