Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016)

Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War
	; Map of the course of the offensive (also included the concurrent ISIL-led Khanasir offensive). Red dotted line denotes the Syrian Government frontline prior to offensive.; Syrian Army control Opposition control (including al-Qaeda in the Levant) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Date	11 February – 5 March 2016; (3 weeks and 2 days)
Location	Eastern Hama Governorate and Southern Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Result	Offensive stalls; limited Syrian Army advances The Syrian Army advances to the Zakiyah crossroad before halting;
Belligerents
Syrian Arab Republic; Syrian Armed Forces;	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved
Syrian Army 4th Mechanized Division 555th Brigade; ; Desert Hawks Brigade; National Defence Forces Golan Regiment; Military Intelligence Directorate Forces of the Fighters of the Tribes;	Military of ISIL

The Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) was a military operation conducted by the Syrian Arab Army against ISIL, during the Syrian Civil War, with the aim of reaching the ISIL-held Al-Tabqa Military Airport.

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