2016 Abu Kamal offensive information

Abu Kamal offensive (2016)
	Part of inter-rebel conflict of the Syrian civil war and the international military intervention against ISIL
	; Map of the offensive
Date	28–29 June 2016; (1 day)
Location	Abu Kamal District, Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate, Syria34°26′47″N 40°55′16″E / 34.4463°N 40.9210°E
Result	ISIL victory The FSA withdraws from all positions it had captured back to its base at al-Tanf;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army Supported by:; CJTF–OIR United States CIA; ; Jordan;	Islamic State Wilayat al-Furat;
Commanders and leaders
Khazal al-Sarhan; (New Syrian Army commander) Mozahem al-Saloum (NSA spokesman)	Unknown
Units involved
New Syrian Army Pro-NSA Arab clans; ; Southern Front Lions of the East Army; Ahmad al-Abdo Martyrs Forces; ;	Unknown
Strength
125–200 NSA fighters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 killed, 15 captured (ISIL claim); 25+ killed or captured (SOHR claim); 5–40+ killed (NSA claim)	20 killed (NSA claim)

The 2016 Abu Kamal offensive, also known as Operation Day of Wrath, was launched on the town of Abu Kamal on the Syrian–Iraqi border led by the US-backed New Syrian Army (NSA).^[11]

^ "CIA Funded and SOF Trained: The New Syrian Army Hits the Ground". Sofrep. 11 September 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference crippling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Times, Los Angeles (29 June 2016). "U.S.-backed rebels launched their first attack against Islamic State. They lost". Los Angeles Times.
^ "ISIS repels advance by U.S.-backed Syria rebels near Iraq border".
^ ^a ^b "Islamic State routs Pentagon-backed Syrian rebels in fresh setback for U.S. strategy". The Washington Post.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference jets was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "US-Backed Syrian Rebels Move Toward IS-Held Town Near Iraq". ABC News. Associated Press. 28 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ISIS on alert as rebels advance near Syria-Iraq border". Now News. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Weiss, Michael (1 July 2016). "They Rescued This Town from ISIS, Then Lost It". The Daily Beast.
^ Syria: IS retakes Hamdan airport base, rebels flee to al-Tanf
^ Leith Fadel. "US begins new operation to drive ISIS away from Iraq-Syria border". almasdarnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

[1] "CIA Funded and SOF Trained: The New Syrian Army Hits the Ground". Sofrep. 11 September 2015.

[crippling-2] Cite error: The named reference crippling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[lost-3] Times, Los Angeles (29 June 2016). "U.S.-backed rebels launched their first attack against Islamic State. They lost". Los Angeles Times.

[4] "ISIS repels advance by U.S.-backed Syria rebels near Iraq border".

[washingtonpost.com-5] "Islamic State routs Pentagon-backed Syrian rebels in fresh setback for U.S. strategy". The Washington Post.

[jets-6] Cite error: The named reference jets was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[lions-7] "US-Backed Syrian Rebels Move Toward IS-Held Town Near Iraq". ABC News. Associated Press. 28 June 2016.

[FSA-8] "ISIS on alert as rebels advance near Syria-Iraq border". Now News. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[rescued-9] Weiss, Michael (1 July 2016). "They Rescued This Town from ISIS, Then Lost It". The Daily Beast.

[10] Syria: IS retakes Hamdan airport base, rebels flee to al-Tanf

[almasdarnews-11] Leith Fadel. "US begins new operation to drive ISIS away from Iraq-Syria border". almasdarnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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