Eastern Qalamoun offensive (September–October 2016)

Eastern Qalamoun offensive (September–October 2016)
	Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign of the Syrian Civil War
Date	3 September – 15 October 2016 ; (1 month, 1 week and 5 days)
Location	Eastern Qalamoun Mountains, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Result	Limited ISIL gains ISIL captures four hills; Rebels recapture several positions;
Belligerents
Jaysh al-Islam; Free Syrian Army; Ahrar al-Sham; Jabhat Fateh al-Sham; Authenticity and Development Front Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Air Force;	Islamic State
Commanders and leaders
Harith Siwar (WIA); (Eastern Qalamoun Jaysh al-Islam commander); Salih Nouman †; (Eastern Qalamoun Jaysh al-Islam commander); Abdul Rahman Abu Mansour; (Al-Rahman Legion deputy commander); Abu Barzan; (Lions of the East Army deputy commander)	Unknown
Units involved
Free Syrian Army Al-Rahman Legion; Southern Front Forces of Martyr Ahmad al-Abdo; Lions of the East Army; Sham Liberation Army; ;	Military of ISIL Wilayat Dimashq;
Strength
600–1,500 fighters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
24 rebels killed (ISIL claim) 1 MiG-23 crashed	23–62 killed (rebel claim)

The Eastern Qalamoun offensive was a large-scale military offensive against Syrian rebel positions in the eastern Qalamoun Mountains of the Rif Dimashq Governorate launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant along a frontline of more than 15 kilometers in the region.

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