Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018)
| Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate campaign of the Syrian civil war and spillover of the ISIL insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Islamic State |
Syrian Arab Republic Russia Iran Hezbollah Iraq | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi |
Gen. Ali Muhammad al-Hussein † "Abu Hussian" Haj Nasser Jamil Hadraj † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Military of ISIL |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 400 fighters (al-Shafa area) | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 138 killed | 246 killed | ||||||||
The Deir ez-Zor offensive (2018) was launched by the Islamic State against government-held areas throughout the Deir ez-Zor Governorate of Eastern Syria. During the offensive, on 8 June, ISIL managed to penetrate the city of Abu Kamal, capturing several parts of it.