Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2015)

The Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2015) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to capture the town of al-Qaryatayn, in August 2015, during the Syrian Civil War.

Battle of al-Qaryatayn (August 2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Date5 August 2015
(1 day)
Location34.2333°N 37.2333°E / 34.2333; 37.2333
Result ISIL victory
Territorial
changes
Belligerents

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

  • Military of ISIL

Syrian Arab Republic

  • Syrian Armed Forces
  • National Defense Force
  • Syrian Arab Air Force
Commanders and leaders
Abu Hassan Al Khatami  Talal al-Barazi
(Governor of the Homs Governorate)
Casualties and losses
~27 militants killed 37 soldiers killed
230 civilians abducted by ISIL
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