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Map: http://SyrianCivilWarMap.com pic.twitter.com/2bXA0ECdpA|first=Syrian Civil War|last=Map|date=31 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> They also captured the town of Haribshah. At this point, government forces were 50 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-forces-within-50-km-deir-ezzor-city/|title=BREAKING: Syrian forces within 50 km of Deir Ezzor city|date=31 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> By 2 September, Syrian military units advanced from mount Bishiri towards Tal Al-Abd, Jabal Nazerat, Jabal Nairaman, and Jabal Admah, resulting in the capture of these hilltops, placing them within 25 km of lifting the siege imposed by ISIL for years under western Deir ez-Zor and within 16 km of village of al-Shulah, located south-west from the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-makes-huge-advance-towards-deir-ezzor-25km-lift-siege/|title=Breaking: Syrian Army makes huge advance towards Deir Ezzor, 25km to lift siege|date=2017-09-02|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/final-showdown-isil-set-deir-ezzor-map/|title=Final showdown against ISIL set in Deir Ezzor: map|date=2017-09-03|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> The next day, Tiger Forces progressed further eastwards, coming within 18 km of Deir ez-Zor, capturing some minor hills in the desert and later in the day advancing towards al-Shulah and imposing fire control over the village from the north by securing Mount Neerman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-elite-syrian-forces-just-18-km-away-deir-ezzor-city/|title=BREAKING: Elite Syrian forces just 18 km away from Deir Ezzor city|date=2017-09-03|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
Map: http://SyrianCivilWarMap.com pic.twitter.com/2bXA0ECdpA|first=Syrian Civil War|last=Map|date=31 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> They also captured the town of Haribshah. At this point, government forces were 50 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-forces-within-50-km-deir-ezzor-city/|title=BREAKING: Syrian forces within 50 km of Deir Ezzor city|date=31 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref> By 2 September, Syrian military units advanced from mount Bishiri towards Tal Al-Abd, Jabal Nazerat, Jabal Nairaman, and Jabal Admah, resulting in the capture of these hilltops, placing them within 25 km of lifting the siege imposed by ISIL for years under western Deir ez-Zor and within 16 km of village of al-Shulah, located south-west from the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-makes-huge-advance-towards-deir-ezzor-25km-lift-siege/|title=Breaking: Syrian Army makes huge advance towards Deir Ezzor, 25km to lift siege|date=2017-09-02|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/final-showdown-isil-set-deir-ezzor-map/|title=Final showdown against ISIL set in Deir Ezzor: map|date=2017-09-03|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> The next day, Tiger Forces progressed further eastwards, coming within 18 km of Deir ez-Zor, capturing some minor hills in the desert and later in the day advancing towards al-Shulah and imposing fire control over the village from the north by securing Mount Neerman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-elite-syrian-forces-just-18-km-away-deir-ezzor-city/|title=BREAKING: Elite Syrian forces just 18 km away from Deir Ezzor city|date=2017-09-03|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref>


By 4 September, government forces were within three kilometers of Deir ez-Zor, as ISIL sent reinforcements from Mayadin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria/syrian-army-thrusts-east-to-break-siege-of-deir-al-zor-city-idUSKCN1BF1G0|title=Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city|date=4 September 2017|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2017|via=Reuters}}</ref> 5th Corps alongside 18th Reserve Division captured the town of Kabajib during midday, while later in the day together with Tiger Forces captured al-Shulah.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-last-town-deir-ezzor-city/|title=BREAKING: Syrian Army liberates last town before Deir Ezzor city|date=2017-09-04|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-strategic-town-en-route-deir-ezzor-city/|title=Breaking: Syrian Army liberates strategic town en route to Deir Ezzor City|date=2017-09-04|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
By 4 September, government forces were within three kilometers of Deir ez-Zor, as ISIL sent reinforcements from Mayadin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria/syrian-army-thrusts-east-to-break-siege-of-deir-al-zor-city-idUSKCN1BF1G0|title=Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city|date=4 September 2017|publisher=|accessdate=5 September 2017|via=Reuters}}</ref> {{anchor|Kabajeb}}{{anchor|Al-Shulah}}5th Corps alongside 18th Reserve Division captured the town of Kabajib during midday, while later in the day together with Tiger Forces captured al-Shulah.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-last-town-deir-ezzor-city/|title=BREAKING: Syrian Army liberates last town before Deir Ezzor city|date=2017-09-04|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-strategic-town-en-route-deir-ezzor-city/|title=Breaking: Syrian Army liberates strategic town en route to Deir Ezzor City|date=2017-09-04|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref>


===Continued clearing of central Syria===
===Continued clearing of central Syria===

Revision as of 01:14, 9 September 2017

For the previous offensives, see Eastern Homs offensive (2017), Syrian Desert campaign (May–July 2017), East Hama offensive (2017), and Southern Raqqa offensive (June 2017).
Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present)
Part of the Syrian Civil War, Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014-17) and the Russian military intervention in Syria

Situation in central Syria, showing advancements of the Syrian Army
Date14 July 2017 – present
(7 years, 3 months and 4 weeks)
Location
Syria
Status

Ongoing

  • Government forces capture 17,000 square kilometers of territory,[8] including Al-Sukhnah
  • Government forces created two separate pockets of ISIL forces in central Syria and clears the eastern one
  • Government forces lifted the siege of the western part of Deir ez-Zor city[9][10]
Belligerents

Syrian Arab Republic

Russia[1]
Iran[2]
Allied militias:
Hezbollah[3]
PMF-affiliated militias
Qalamoun Shield Forces
Syrian Resistance
Liwa Fatemiyoun[4]
Al-Quds Brigade[5]
State of Palestine Galilee Forces[6]

Brigades of the Den[7]

Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan[3]
(operations chief commander)
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Khaddour[11]
(commander of eastern Syria) Gen. Ghassan Iskendar Taraf (WIA)[12]
(Al-Qassem commander)
Wael Zaidan †[13]
(Tiger Forces commander)
Maj. Gen. Mustafa Khosh Mohammadi †[2]
(IRGC commander)
Anwar Yawri †[4]
(Liwa Fatemiyoun commander)
Turki Albu Hamad[14]
(Forces of the Fighters of the Tribes chief commander)
State of Palestine Fadi al-Mellah[6]
(Galilee Forces commander)		 Islamic State Gulmurod Khalimov ±[15]
(ISIL war minister, reported killed by Russia)
Islamic State Abu Mohammed al-Shimali ±[15]
(Deir ez-Zor emir, reported killed by Russia)
Islamic State Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi  †[16]
Units involved

Syrian Armed Forces

Russian Armed Forces

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hezbollah

  • Lebanese units[26]
  • Syrian units

Syrian Resistance

  • Falcons of the Jazira and Euphrates[14]

PMF-affiliated militias

Islamic State Military of ISIL

  • Wilayat Hama
  • Wilayat Homs
  • Wilayat Raqqa
  • Wilayat Deir ez-Zor
Casualties and losses
Syria 436 killed[8]
Russia 2 killed[27]		 812 killed[8]
113 civilians killed[28][29][30]

The Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present) is a military operation of the Syrian Army against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War. Its goal is to capture the strategic oil town of Al-Sukhnah, potentially besieging 11,000 square kilometers of ISIL territory in central Syria (the size of Lebanon),[31][32] after which the Army would advance towards Deir ez-Zor[33][34] and lift the three-year ISIL siege of the government's enclave in the city.[35]

The offensive is concurrent with the Raqqa campaign conducted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against ISIL's capital city and stronghold in Syria.

The campaign

SAA push into southern Raqqa Governorate

On 14 July, the Army launched an offensive in the south of Raqqa province, advancing south of the town of Resafa[36] and coming within 70 kilometers of Sukhnah[31] after reaching the administrative border of Homs province.[32] Between 15 and 16 July, a string of oil wells and gas fields was captured by the military.[37][38][32] By 18 July, government forces pushed ISIL out of the western and southwestern parts of Raqqa province,[39] while also reaching the outskirts of the Bishri Mountains, an ISIL stronghold.[40]

With the start of the government's push, the Russian Air Force launched a large-scale aerial campaign against ISIL in Raqqa and Homs provinces. An ISIL command-and-control center in Deir ez-Zor, targets along the Homs-Deir ez-Zor highway and positions near Sukhnah were hit.[1]

Meanwhile, on 16 July, ISIL repelled an assault by the Syrian Army on the Hamimah area on the provincial border of Homs and Deir ez-Zor, killing a dozen soldiers and injuring or capturing 28 more. The captured soldiers were later decapitated.[41] The militants captured a tank and ammunition.[42] Three days later, an ISIL raid on the administrative border overran an Army encampment before militants withdrew.[43] Concurrently, heavy fighting also erupted in Hama province. By 19 July, these clashes left 40 pro-government fighters, including two brigadier generals, and 29 militants dead.[44]

On 21 July, the Army advanced between 30 and 35 kilometers east of Resafa.[22] Four days later, major advances by government forces in the southeast of Raqqa reduced ISIL's control of the province to 10 percent. At this point, the Army was nine kilometers from the administrative border of Deir ez-Zor province.[3] The Army was also making gains along the western bank of the Euphrates river.[45] By the end of the day, they were six kilometers from the town of Maadan, located on the southern bank of the river, and the Deir ez-Zor provincial border.[46]

Army advance along the Euphrates and capture of Sukhnah

Meanwhile, on 23 July, the Army's 5th Corps in the eastern part of Homs province launched an operation towards Sukhnah[18] and the next day reportedly broke through ISIL's defense line before the town.[47] On 25 July, massive Army reinforcements were arriving east of Palmyra for the upcoming assault on Sukhnah, following the implementation of a Russia/US-brokered ceasefire with the rebel FSA in the southwestern Badia region, where government forces had been conducting a two-month campaign.[48] At the same time, government troops advanced west of the Shaer gas field in the eastern countryside of Homs.[49]

Elsewhere, on 25 July, the Army, backed up by Palestinian Al-Quds Brigade and local fighters, resumed their assault on the ISIL-held town of Qualib al-Thor in the eastern countryside of Hama province.[5] In the days before the resumption of Army operations in eastern Hama, the Russian Air Force conducted multiple strikes against ISIL.[50][51]

On 26 July, ISIL conducted a counter-attack against government forces[52] in an attempt to maintain its foothold in Raqqa province and defend Maadan.[53] In the evening of that day, the Army captured the last hills eight kilometers southwest of Sukhnah, imposing fire control over the town.[54][55] Several hours later, the Army started its attack on Sukhnah, quickly reaching its outskirts after a seven-kilometer advance and entering it from the west and south, according to military sources.[56] According to the pro-opposition activist group the SOHR, government forces were still five kilometers from the town.[55]

On 27 July, government forces advanced to within four kilometers of Maadan, crossing the provincial boundary between Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor for the first time from the west.[57]

Two days later, ISIL militants conducted an early-dawn raid against Army positions in the western countryside of Raqqa, forcing government forces to retreat. Soon after, government troops regrouped and launched a counter-attack, pushing back the militants who withdrew with captured weapons and ammunition.[58] Meanwhile, the Syrian Army entered the southwestern part of Sukhnah, while ISIL fighters started withdrawing from the town.[59] Concurrently, forces from the Army's Tiger Forces special unit redeployed from Raqqa province to eastern Hama for the upcoming offensive east of the town of Salamiyah.[60] The same day, a large artillery bombardment of ISIL positions was conducted by pro-government forces in the eastern Hama countryside. Air-strikes were also conducted.[61][62][63]

Late on 29 July, ISIL conducted a counter-attack against government forces near the towns of Ghan Al-‘Ali and Shinan, pushing them back and cutting off their supply line to Ghan Al-‘Ali, trapping a number of soldiers.[23] 43 soldiers were killed and 65 wounded during the ISIL assault which included more than 10 suicide-bombers.[64] The following day, the Army and tribal fighters regrouped and conducted a successful counter-attack, freeing the troops that were cut-off. They then proceeded to advance into Ghan Al-‘Ali,[23] eventually capturing the town, as well as several villages to the west of it.[65] Meanwhile, Syrian journalist Khaled Al-Khatib, who was working for the Russia Today television network, was killed when his vehicle was struck by an ISIL anti-tank missile in eastern Homs.[66] By 31 July, government forces advanced deep into the desert, coming within 40 kilometers of Deir ez-Zor city.[67]

On 2 August, it was reported that the Syrian Arab Army was only 700 meters from Sukhnah.[68] The next day, after fierce street clashes, they had taken control of 20% of the city.[69] Two days later, on 5 August, the Syrian Army took complete control of Sukhnah.[70]

ISIL collapse and siege in Hama and Homs

On 9 August, as government forces advanced within four kilometers of Maadan in Raqqa province,[71] ISIL conducted a large-scale assault in the east of Homs province near the strategic T-2 Pumping Station. Militants attacked Army positions in the Humaymah area, resulting in several hours of fierce fighting. The attack was eventually repelled, with the military claiming more than 80 militants were killed, while they themselves lost 22 soldiers.[72] In contrast, the SOHR reported the deaths of 32 soldiers and at least 35 ISIL militants.[73] The ISIL attack took place on a 125 kilometer front.[74]

Following a night-time operation late on 11 August, Syrian airborne forces, who landed behind ISIL's lines, captured two towns and 12 kilometers of desert in the southeast of Raqqa province.[75][76] 25 militants and six commandos were killed during the operation.[77]

Meanwhile, the Qalamoun Shield forces, alongside the 5th Legion, also made a push towards ISIL's stronghold of Uqayribat in the eastern countryside of Hama, capturing several positions east of the village of Salba.[78]

On 16 August, the Syrian Army made a push north of Al-Shaer mountains, overrunning ISIL positions in almost half a dozen areas as other units progressed southwards from Ithriya, capturing several hilltops.[79] The next day, the Tiger Forces suspended an offensive in the southeast of Raqqa Governorate in order to focus their efforts on the eastern Hama and Homs countrysides.[80] This effort resulted in a myriad of military units storming arid, mountainous and sparsely inhabited, but oil and gas rich ISIL-held areas in Central Syria from multiple directions, and the capture of more than half a dozen locations, including several of the oil and gas fields.[81][82] During the same day, the 800th Regiment of the Republican Guard advanced 15 km north of Al-Sukhnah, capturing a checkpoint.[83] ISIL fighters were left completely encircled between 50 and 100 villages in eastern Hama and Homs governorates on 18 August, as one group of Syrian Army troops advanced north of Al-Shaer mountains eventually linking up with recently redeployed Tiger Forces which pushed southwards from Ithriya. A smaller ISIL enclave formed south of the Ithriya-Zakia highway.[84][85]

Elsewhere, pro-government forces captured southern and central parts of Humaymah village in eastern Homs province after securing several hilltops near it the previous day.[86][87] The village was completely secured on 21 August, however ISIL launched a counter-attack on it hours later.[88]

On 23 August, the Syrian Army captured several villages north of Uqayribat, including Salba.[89] Meanwhile, between 23 and 24 August,[90] the Army made advances northwest and west of Al-Sukhnah,[91] with forces advancing north of the town and those advancing from Raqqa linking up and thus besieging a second large ISIL pocket in central Syria.[92][93] Two days later, the pocket was cleared with the Army capturing an area of 2,000 square kilometers (772 square miles) between Sukhnah and Sha'er to the west.[94]

ISIL counter-attacks

During the evening of 23 August, ISIL forces in the western pocket attacked the Ithriyah-Salamiyah road in order to cut the government's main supply line to Aleppo, capturing two checkpoints south of the road (one of which was subsequently retaken by the SAA and NDF). At the same time, Tahrir al-Sham shelled the supply line from the north; according to al-Masdar News, the ISIL attack was coordinated with Tahrir al-Sham.[95][96] The next day, ISIL forces launched a large-scale operation west of Maadan alongside the western bank of Euphrates, capturing seven villages from the Syrian Army and allied tribal fighters.[97][98] Overall, government forces were pushed back 30 kilometers from the western outskirts of Maadan.[99][100]

On 25 August, government forces managed to stall the ISIL assault against the Aleppo supply line and launched a counter-attack, capturing three villages and putting themselves nine kilometers away from the ISIL stronghold at Uqayribat.[101] The next day, government troops also recaptured territory west of Maadan,[102] but ISIL once again seized the same villages on 29 August.[103]

Advance on Deir ez-Zor city

On 27 August, the Army launched a major offensive along the Sukhna-Deir ez-Zor highway, advancing to positions 66 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor city by 29 August.[104] On 31 August, the Army established full control over the strategic mountain of Bishiri, west of Deir ez-Zor. The offensive was accompanied by heavy Russian air-strikes on ISIL positions.[105][106] They also captured the town of Haribshah. At this point, government forces were 50 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor.[107] By 2 September, Syrian military units advanced from mount Bishiri towards Tal Al-Abd, Jabal Nazerat, Jabal Nairaman, and Jabal Admah, resulting in the capture of these hilltops, placing them within 25 km of lifting the siege imposed by ISIL for years under western Deir ez-Zor and within 16 km of village of al-Shulah, located south-west from the city.[108][109] The next day, Tiger Forces progressed further eastwards, coming within 18 km of Deir ez-Zor, capturing some minor hills in the desert and later in the day advancing towards al-Shulah and imposing fire control over the village from the north by securing Mount Neerman.[110]

By 4 September, government forces were within three kilometers of Deir ez-Zor, as ISIL sent reinforcements from Mayadin.[111] 5th Corps alongside 18th Reserve Division captured the town of Kabajib during midday, while later in the day together with Tiger Forces captured al-Shulah.[112][113]

Continued clearing of central Syria

On 28 August, the SAA with its operations in central Syria, targeting ISIL's last positions in the western countryside of Jabal Al-Sha’er and captured several areas.[114] SAA and its allies resumed their operations in southeastern countryside of Hama on 29 August, attacking ISIL's positions from two different axes. SAA's Qalamoun Shield stormed the group's positions east of Salamiyah, resulting in capture of al-Taybah. Following this, SAA advanced to southeast of Salamiyah and captured several hilltops in Abu Hakfeh area.[115] By 31 August, they captured six settlements including 3 both to northeast and southeast of Uqayribat.[116] They also captured the key al-Wahabiyah village in central Homs.[117]

By 31 August, SAA and its allies had reached within a striking distance of Uqayribat.[118] SOHR stated that SAA captured Uqayribat on 1 September but ISIL regained control of most of the town after a counter-attack on the next day. The militants were however pushed out of the town again on the morning of 3 September with the help of artillery and air strikes. SOHR stated that over 120 ISIL fighters and 35 pro-government fighters had died in 24 hours of clashes.[119] Meanwhile, SAA also killed Abu Saraqah Al-Trablosi, a high-ranking Lebanese commander of ISIL.[16] It also captured Mu’adamiyah and Al-Khafiyah in the eastern countryside of Uqayribat.[120]

By 4 September, SAA captured the main ISIL base in the region near the town of Tahmaz in eastern Hama governorate while also securing towns of Masoud and Um Rammal, west of Uqayribat during the same day after a brief skirmish with ISIL fighters.[121] During the morning hours of 6 September, Qalamoun Shield forces attacked ISIL combatants operating within towns of Hamadeh Umar and Rasm Al-Awabid and after two hours of gunfights defeated the islamist rebel group, resulting in the capture of aforementioned localities within eastern Hama governorate. Later in the day villages of Abu Raml, Al-Marami, Mas’oud, and Al-Toubiyah were also captured.[122][123]

Operation to lift siege of Deir ez-Zor Airport

A second phase of Deir ez-Zor operation began on 5 September with the Tiger Forces and the 17th Division troops pushing southwards from 137th Brigade Base towards Ayyash Storage.[124] The stated goal of this offensive is to eventually capture Thardeh Mountains, which were captured by ISIL fighters after CJTF-OIR forces launched a prolonged assault upon then-besieged Syrian Army soldiers on September 2016 and thus lift the siege of the airport imposed by ISIL since then.[125] Two days later the Syrian soldiers captured a gas factory and the Raqqa Bridge near 137th Brigade Base, thus closing in on Ayyash Storage area as well as few hilltops near Tal Sannouf which resulted in securing the supply route to western Deir ez-Zor.[126] Al-Qassem Republican Guard soldiers have captured hilltop of Talat Alloush within the perimeter of Deir ez-Zor cemetery after intense clashes with ISIL fighters on 8 September.[127]

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