Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
The 2016 Battle of al-Hasakah was fought between the paramilitary police of the Asayish and the People's Protection Units (YPG), against the pro-government National Defence Forces and the Syrian Arab Army, backed by the Syrian Arab Air Force, in the city of al-Hasakah, Syria.
Battle of al-Hasakah (2016) | |||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Military situation in al-Hasakah City and the surrounding areas before (top) and after (bottom) the battle. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
MFS
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Syrian Arab Republic
Supported by: Iran (Kurdish claim)Hezbollah (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Lawend † (YPG commander) |
Maj. Gen. Hassan Mohammad (Commander of the eastern region of Syria) Osama Nathim al-Ahmed † (123rd Regiment commander) Muhammed Za’al al-Ali (Al-Hasakah governor) | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
YPG
United States Armed Forces
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Syrian Army
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
14 Asayish killed (Kurdish and NDF claim) | 77 killed, 170 captured (Kurdish claim) | ||||||||
27–40+ civilians killed |
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