Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)

Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)
	Part of the Battle of Deir ez-Zor
Date	3–13 December 2014; (1 week and 3 days)
Location	Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
Result	Partial Syrian government victory ISIL captures al-Mari'iyah, al-Jafra, the Missiles Battalion base and the mountain overlooking Deir ez-Zor city; Syrian Army recaptures the mountain, the base, and most of al-Mari'iyah and al-Jafra;
Belligerents
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; Al-Shaitat tribes;
Commanders and leaders
Amer Al-Rafdan; (ISIL top commander); Abu al Faruq †; (Tunisian ISIL Deir ez-Zor commander); Van Manco; (Filipino ISIL commander)	Brig. Gen. Issam Zahreddine; (Republican Guard commander); Mudar Makhlouf; (Military Intelligence militia commander)
Units involved
Military of ISIL	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 17th Mechanized Division 137th Mechanized Brigade; ; Republican Guard 104th Airborne Brigade ; ; ; National Defence Forces; Military Intelligence militia contingents;
Strength
3,000+ fighters (by September)	150 soldiers (reinforcements); 200 tribal fighters
Casualties and losses
250+ killed (by 6 December)	43–51 killed (by 6 December)

The Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) was a military operation launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the Deir ez-Zor air base and the surrounding areas.

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