Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Caliph of ISIL) Abu Omar al-Shishani[1][2] (chief planner and general supervisor of battle) "The Tajik emir"[1] (Attack leader) Amer al-Rafdan[1] (Attack Co-Leader) Akhmad Shishani[2] (Badr Brigade)
Unknown
Units involved
Military of ISIL
Al Aqsa Brigade[2]
Badr Brigade[2]
Sabri Brigade[2]
Yarmouk Brigade[2]
Syrian Armed Forces
Syrian Army
Army Airmobile Forces
2 battalions from 93rd Armored Brigade
Syrian Air Force[3]
12th Attack Squadron
24th Helicopter Brigade
Strength
≈2,800
≈1,000
Casualties and losses
346 killed
310–400 killed (250 executed) 10–20 captured One Su-22M3 shot down[4]
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Civil uprising in Syria (March–August 2011)
Daraa
Baniyas
Homs (May–August 2011)
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Hama Gov.
Shayrat & Tiyas ambush
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Douma
Deir ez-Zor (2011–2014)
Hatla
Aleppo Gov.
Azaz
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Taftanaz
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Tomb of Suleyman Shah relocation
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Idlib Governorate operation
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2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
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2014 rescue operation
May 2015 raid
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Operation Martyr Muath
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The Battle of Tabqa Airbase refers to a series of clashes between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian Arab Army in August 2014, during the Syrian Civil War. Tabqa was the last bastion for Syrian military forces in Raqqa province, which at the end of the battle came fully under the control of the ISIL.
^ abc"After Tabaqa airport, what is IS' next target?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ abcdefJoanna Paraszuk (2 October 2018). "Chataev's First Big Battle: Tabqa Airbase, 22-24 August 2014". From Chechnya to Syria. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference The Daily Star was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"SyAAF Su-22M-3 Shot Down (2013-07-25)". Luftwaffe A.S. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
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