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    The Palmyra offensive in December 2016 was a military operation launched by the military of ISIL which led to the re-capture of the ancient city of Palmyra...
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  • Palmyra offensive may refer to: Palmyra offensive (May 2015), a military operation launched during the Syrian Civil War by the Islamic State of Iraq and...
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    The Palmyra offensive (March 2016) was a military operation of the Syrian Arab Army, supported by Russian airstrikes, to recapture from the Islamic State...
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    The Palmyra offensive in 2017 was launched by the Syrian Arab Army against the armed forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the...
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    Levant during the Palmyra offensive in May 2015. It was recaptured by Syrian government forces in another offensive in March 2016. Retreating ISIS fighters...
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  • Haidamous, Suzan (11 December 2016). "Syrian troops pull out as Islamic State militants sweep back into ancient Palmyra". The Washington Post. "Iran seals...
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  • State. Palmyra offensive (December 2016), a Syrian Civil War battle in which the Islamic State recaptured Palmyra from the Syrian Government. Palmyra offensive...
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    The Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016), code named Operation Dawn of Victory by government forces, was a successful military offensive launched by...
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    Palmyra. In March 2016, they fought in the recapture of Palmyra from the Islamic State. In 2017, the unit helped countering a major rebel offensive in...
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  • following the Palmyra offensive (December 2016). In March 2017, it was recaptured by the Syrian Army following the Palmyra offensive (2017). The airport...
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    offensive was concurrent with the Battle of Sirte in Libya, the Battle of Mosul in Iraq, the Battle of al-Bab in the Aleppo Governorate, the Palmyra offensive...
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    Nineveh Plains offensive Palmyra offensive (December 2016) Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017) Siege of Kobanî Siege of Marawi Tell Abyad offensive Chulov, Martin;...
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    June 2016). "Syrian Army captures the strategic town of Arak in blitz offensive east of Palmyra". Retrieved 6 July 2016. Fadel, Leith (11 June 2016). "Syrian...
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    Palmyra (/pælˈmaɪrə/ pal-MY-rə; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴‎ (), romanized: Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur) is an ancient city in the eastern part...
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    According to Leith Fadel in 2016, the commander was Colonel Ali Shaheen, and they were involved in the Palmyra offensive (March 2016), where they were redeployed...
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    Palmyra Atoll (/pælˈmaɪrə/), also referred to as Palmyra Island, is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati)...
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    and surrounding governorates during the Syrian civil war. The offensive began on 19 December 2019 and saw Russian-backed pro-Syrian government forces clash...
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    placed explosives around Palmyra. They also destroyed the Temple of Baalshamin in mid 2015. In March 2016 a large-scale offensive by the SAA (supported by...
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    Though the aforementioned offensive eventually stalled and was discontinued, the Golan Regiment also aided the recapture of Palmyra from ISIL in March. Later...
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    government-supporting areas along the coast. In course of the Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive in 2016, the division's chief-of-staff, Major General Hassan Saado, was killed...
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    September 2022. Leith Fadel (14 May 2015). "ISIS Launches an Offensive at the Ancient City of Palmyra in East Homs". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original...
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  • (May 2015) Palmyra offensive (March 2016) Palmyra offensive (December 2016) Palmyra offensive (2017) Siege of Kobanî Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) The Qalamoun...
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    Military Security Shield Forces (category Military units and formations established in 2016)
    to eastern Homs Governorate to participate in the government offensive to recapture Palmyra from ISIL. After the city's reconquest, some Military Shield...
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    last operations which saw the mass use of IS AFVs was the Palmyra offensive (December 2016). By 2017, most of its AFVs were destroyed and its ability...
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    including Chechens and Ingush. Wagner PMCs were involved in both Palmyra offensives in 2016 and 2017, as well as the Syrian Army's campaign in central Syria...
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    December 2016). "ISIS fully retakes Palmyra in stunning blitz offensive – Map update". al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016...
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    Foreign fighters in the Syrian civil war (category Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2016)
    4, 2016). "Who Was Abu Aisha Kazakhi, The Kazakh IS Militant Killed In Palmyra?" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Joanna Paraszczuk [@joaska_] (April 1, 2016). "#IS...
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    Foreign fighters in the Syrian Civil War and War in Iraq (category Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2016)
    October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016. Joanna Paraszczuk [@joaska_] (4 April 2016). "Who Was Abu Aisha Kazakhi, The Kazakh IS Militant Killed In Palmyra?"...
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    became more visible by January 2016 with the successful Latakia offensive. They played a crucial role in the Palmyra offensive, provided support to the Syrian...
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  • Second Battle of Tikrit. In early 2016, its fighters were involved in the Syrian government offensive to reconquer Palmyra and Tadmur from ISIL, and later...
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