Battle of the Shaer gas field (October–November 2014)
| Battle of the Shaer gas field (October–November 2014) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
Shaer gas field | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Islamic State | Syrian Government | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Hassan Abbous (IS emir of Homs) |
Col. Suhayl al-Hasan (Overall and Tiger Forces commander) Col. Mohammad Jaber (Suqur al-Sahara commander) Fadi ‘Isma’el † (NDF commander) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Military of the Islamic State | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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200+ militants killed 73 militants captured (SAA claim) |
58 soldiers killed (SAA claim) | ||||||||
The Battle of the Shaer gas field took place between the Islamic State (IS) and the Syrian government for the control over the Shaer gas field (Sha'er gas field) during the Syrian Civil War. It is the second attack that was launched by the Islamic State on the gas field.